DC Comics July 2007 solicitations

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Highlights:

BATMAN: SECRETS OF THE BATCAVE TP
Written by Bill Finger, Dennis O’Neil and others
Art by Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff and others
Cover by various
Step into the Batcave in this new collection spanning Batman’s career! Featuring stories from BATMAN #12, 35, 48, 109 and 348, DETECTIVE COMICS #158, 186, 205, 233, 235, and 244, WORLD’S FINEST #30, BRAVE AND THE BOLD #182, BIZARRO COMICS #244, and SECRET ORIGINS TP, this volume features the finest stories set in the mysterious lair of the Dark Knight!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 29 • 192 pg, FC, $17.99 US $12.23 at Amazon.

THE FLASH: GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
Written by John Broome, Gardner Fox and others
Art by Carmine Infantino, Ross Andru and others
Cover by Alex Ross
Collecting the finest Flash tales of all time! This fast-paced volume finds The Flashes locked in battle against their greatest foes, including Gorilla Grodd, The Reverse Flash and many others. Collects stories from FLASH COMICS #86 and 104, THE FLASH #123, 155, 165 and 179, DC SPECIAL SERIES #11 and THE FLASH (Second Series) #91.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 15 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US $13.59 at Amazon.


SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ADAM STRANGE VOL. 1 TP
Written by Gardner Fox
Art by Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino and others
Cover by Kane
The adventures of Adam Strange explode in this massive black-and-white volume collecting SHOWCASE #17-19 and MYSTERY IN SPACE #53-84!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 8 • 552 pg, B&W, $16.99 US $11.55 at Amazon


SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1 TP
Written by Robert Kanigher
Art and cover by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
Don’t miss more than 500 pages of Amazonian action in this black-and-white volume collecting WONDER WOMAN #98-117!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 22 • 528 pg, B&W, $16.99 US $11.55 at Amazon.


WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC
Written by William Moulton Marston
Art and cover by Harry G. Peter
The next volume of classic Wonder Woman stories is here, collecting SENSATION COMICS #33-40 and WONDER WOMAN #10-12!
Advance-solicited; on sale September 26 • 240 pg, FC, $49.99 US


NEW FRONTIER SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURES
Designed by Darwyn Cooke
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.
BATMAN 6.625”
THE FLASH 6.5”
DR. FATE 6.5”
MARTIAN MANHUNTER 6.5”
Advance-solicited; on sale December 12, 2007 • Action Figures• PI

And the rest...

COUNTDOWN 43-40
Story by Paul Dini
43 script by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray; art by David Lopez
42 script by Sean McKeever;
art by Carlos Magno
41 script by Adam Beechen;
art by Dennis Calero
40 script by Tony Bedard;
art by Manuel Garcia
Breakdowns by Keith Giffen
Covers by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
This year-long weekly series featuring a cast of hundreds kicks into high gear in its third month! Learn more about the search for Ray Palmer! Travel into the Nanoverse! All this plus appearances by the Suicide Squad, the Penguin and the Atom!
COUNTDOWN 43 on sale July 5 • COUNTDOWN 42 on sale July 11
COUNTDOWN 41 on sale July 18 • COUNTDOWN 40 on sale July 25
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

AMAZONS ATTACK #4
Written by Will Pfeifer
Art and cover by Pete Woods
The battle rages on! Another “country” joins the fight as a new, deadly opponent enters the fray! While Batman and Catwoman devise a plan to get to the bottom of the chaos, Grace — the Outsiders’ 6’ 6” female powerhouse — is about to be visited by her past. And in the midst of all this, Supergirl and Wonder Girl have betrayed the heroes and armed forces. Their target: the President of the United States!
On sale July 25 • 4 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

THE ALL-NEW ATOM #13
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Mike Norton & Dan Green
Cover by Ladrönn
The Search for Ray Palmer continues as the Atom finds himself with people who knew Palmer very well: the jungle-dwelling little people from SWORD OF THE ATOM! And they may be hiding the Atom's predecessor among their people.
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

OUTSIDERS #49
Written by Judd Winick & Greg Rucka
Art by Matthew Clark & Wayne Faucher
Cover by Clark
The finale of “Checkout,” the crossover with CHECKMATE!
The White King calls on the Dark Knight to aid the combined Outsiders-Checkmate strikeforce, even as one member is exposed by the events
of AMAZONS ATTACK!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

ACTION COMICS #852
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art and cover by Brad Walker and John Livesay
3-2-1-ACTION! (part 1 of 3) Hot on the heels of SUPERMAN #665's "Jimmy Olsen Countdown Dossier" comes this true blue COUNTDOWN event! Superman has always been Superman's pal. Will he now become Superman's partner?! More secrets of Jimmy's past revealed, the Kryptonite Man on the loose, and more! This issue ties into the events of COUNTDOWN #40!
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

TEEN TITANS #49
Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Al Barrionuevo & Bit
Cover by Tony S. Daniel
Special Amazons Attack crossover! Supergirl and Wonder Girl team up, but whose side are they on?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BATMAN #668
Written by Grant Morrison
Art and cover by J.H. Williams III
Batman, Robin and the Club of Heroes are stuck on an island rigged with elaborate death traps. And even as the villain behind it all begins to explain his twisted motives, he continues to pick the heroes off one by one.
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER #6
Written by Frank Miller
Art and cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams
Variant cover by Miller
Batman and Black Canary get down to business — the business of criminal skull-cracking! Things heat up on a storm-tossed shipyard as the pair hunts down the mystery man behind the murder of Dick Grayson’s parents. Plus, Black Canary isn’t the only one of Gotham’s fairer sex to be aroused into action by the Dark Knight’s war on crime! Retailers please note: This isse will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams), retailers may order one Variant Edition (featuring a cover by Frank Miller). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. This issue is resolicited; all previous orders are cancelled.
Resolicited; on sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DETECTIVE COMICS #834
Written by Paul Dini
Art by Don Kramer & Wayne Faucher
Cover by Simone Bianchi
The stunning conclusion, building on last issue’s shocking revelations! As Batman is brutally tortured in an inescapable deathtrap, the mortally wounded Zatanna is unable to speak the magic words to save them both! Meanwhile, the mad magician known as Loxias embarks on his farewell performance, intending to kill hundreds of spectators in the grand finale!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BATMAN CONFINDENTIAL #7
Written by Michael Green
Art and cover by Denys Cowan & John Floyd
What kind of person becomes a Joker? Writer Michael Green (Heroes writer/producer) and classic Batman artist Denys Cowan shed light on who the Joker was before he became the Joker…and how he and Batman crossed paths even before the day he was created.
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BATMAN: BLIND JUSTICE TP
Written by Sam Hamm
Cover by Walter Simonson
Art by Denys Cowan & Dick Giordano
Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #7, also featuring art by Denys Cowan! This classic trade paperback collects DETECTIVE COMICS #598-600 ,written by Batman (1989) screenwriter Sam Hamm! Bruce Wayne discovers a series of murders linked to WayneTech in this tale that leaves him in a wheelchair!
On sale July 5 • 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US • $10.19 at Amazon.

CATWOMAN #69
Written by Will Pfeifer
Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez
Cover by Adam Hughes
The conclusion of the “Catwoman Dies” storyline! The identity that Selina Kyle built for herself to protect her baby daughter is being destroyed at the hands of Hammer and Sickle, and that’s just the beginning. With supervillains and the Gotham police hunting for both Selina and her replacement, Holly, drastic measures are needed!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

NIGHTWING #134
Written by Marv Wolfman
Art by Jamal Igle & Keith Champagne
Cover by Ryan Sook
“The Missing Year” continues with a startling rebirth: The return of the Vigilante! Yesterday, he challenged the Crimelords of Europe, Asia and Africa, and defeated them. Today, he controls the 21 Tigers, an international gang of murderers. But there was a time when Dick Grayson called him friend and mentor — and they both loved the same woman.
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

ROBIN #164
Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Freddie E. Williams II
Cover by Patrick Gleason & Wayne Faucher
Dodge plans to launch an attack on Robin, but he can’t succeed alone. Scouring the streets of Gotham, Dodge manages to put together a group of like-minded villains — but can he control them when the time comes to teach Robin a lesson?
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

CATWOMAN: IT’S ONLY A MOVIE TP
Written by Will Pfeifer
Art by David Lopez & Alvaro Lopez
Cover by Adam Hughes
The father of Catwoman’s baby is revealed in this explosive collection featuring CATWOMAN #59-65! See the fallout from Catwoman’s murder of Black Mask, including the horrible price she paid for vengeance and why she chose to bring a baby into the world. Plus, Selina pays a visit to Superman’s hometown, Metropolis!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 15 • 168 pg, FC, $19.99 US $13.59 at Amazon.

SUPERMAN #665
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Rick Leonardi & Ande Parks
Cover by Jesus Merino
A special Countdown dossier issue with amazing guest art by Rick Leonardi & Ande Parks, revealing for the first time how Jimmy Olsen came to the Daily Planet!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #38
Written by Alan Burnett
Art and cover by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs
Variant cover by Claudio Castellini
Alan Burnett (producer of Batman: The Animated Series), Dustin Nguyen (BATMAN, WILDCATS) & Derek Fridolfs deliver Part 2 of “Torment.” A major villain returns, and it will have repercussions across the entire DC Universe! And what’s the Scarecrow have to do with all this?
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERGIRL #19
Written by Joe Kelly
Art by Alé Garze & Marlo Alquiza
Cover by Garza & Richard Friend
Superstar writer Joe Kelly concludes his SUPERGIRL run with a grueling fight between Supergirl and Superman! Is the only way to save the universe to kill the Man of Steel?
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #6
Written by Darwyn Cooke
Art and cover by Tim Sale
The stunning tale of the origin of Kryptonite by the team of Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale concludes!
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERMAN: THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN OMNIBUS HARDCOVER
Written by Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway and Karl Kesel
Art by Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Brett Breeding, Rick Burchett and others
Cover by Jurgens & Ordway
For the first time, the historic story of the death and return of Superman is collected in one massive, 784-page hardcover volume featuring an all-new cover by pivotal creator Dan Jurgens, timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the event! THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN OMNIBUS includes the best-selling trade paperbacks THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN and THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN, as well as portions of WORLD WITHOUT A SUPERMAN, plus 40 pages of bonus extras including promotional material and product spotlights.
Advance-solicited; on sale September 12 • 784 pg, FC, $75.00

THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP
Written by Jerry Siegel
Art by Joe Shuster and others
Cover by Shuster
The third volume collecting the adventures of Superman in chronological order! In this volume, collecting ACTION COMICS #21-25, SUPERMAN #4-5 and NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR 1940, the Man of Steel has early encounters with Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, and more!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 1 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US

THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 2 TP
Written by Jerry Siegel
Art by Joe Shuster and others
Cover by Shuster
Reoffered to coincide with THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3! This volume features classic tales from ACTION COMICS #14-20 and SUPERMAN #2-3 (1939-1940), in which the Man of Tomorrow battles crooked politicians and slumlords as he brings justice to the downtrodden masses.
On sale July 5 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US • $10.19 at Amazon.

BIRDS OF PREY #108
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Nicola Scott & Doug Hazlewood
Cover by Stephane Roux
Oracle tracks down Misfit’s parents — but only after a knockdown, drag-out fight with Spy Smasher for control of the Birds of Prey!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BIRDS OF PREY: BLOOD AND CIRCUITS TP
Written by Gail Simone and Tony Bedard
Art by James Raiz, Paulo Sequeira and others
Cover by Stephane Roux
The “One Year Later” story continues in this collection featuring BIRDS OF PREY #96-103! The Birds have a run-in with Black Alice, encounter the Dark Knight, and have a shake-up in their ranks in this action-packed collection!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 1 • 208 pg, FC, $17.99 US $12.23 at Amazon.

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #5
Written by Mark Waid
Art by George Pérez & Bob Wiacek
Cover by Pérez
All roads lead back to Earth for the final showdown over the Book of Destiny, whose possessor will have the knowledge of all that has ever been or will be! Every guest star involved will have the opportunity to glance inside the book, including Batman, Green Lantern, Supergirl, Blue Beetle, Lobo and more!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #54
Written by Tad Williams
Art by Shawn McManus
Cover by Paul Rivoche
Atlantean intrigue comes to a head as Arthur investigates what’s become of the Dweller in the Depths! Plus, witness the amazing return of the human Flying Fish!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BLUE BEETLE #17
Written by John Rogers
Art by Rafael Albuquerque
Cover by Cully Hamner
Surf’s up! Racing around the globe trying to stop the Reach’s building spree, Beetle gets into a blowout with Typhoon!
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

CHECKMATE #16
Written by Greg Rucka & Judd Winick
Art by Joe Bennett & Jack Jadson
Cover by Karl Kerschl
In a wrenching stand-alone story, the Black Queen and the White King wrestle with whether to resume their affair — as Checkmate welcomes her former torturer to the Royal Family!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DC/TOP COW: CROSSOVER CLASSICS TP
Written by Jeph Loeb, Scott Lobdell and others
Art by Marc Silvestri, David Finch and others
Cover by Joe Benitez
The greatest heroes from two publishers — DC Comics and Top Cow — meet for the first time and face off against each other and their greatest foes in this staggering collection! This volume features the best-selling crossovers THE DARKNESS/BATMAN, THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN #1-2, JLA/CYBERFORCE and JLA/WITCHBLADE.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 29 • 200 pg, FC, $14.99 US

GREEN LANTERN #21
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert
Variant cover by Andy Kubert
The first chapter of “Sinestro Corps” explodes! Sinestro's army of fear has gathered: Arkillo! Karu-Sil! The Cyborg-Superman! And hundreds more of the most terrifying villains the universe has ever seen!
Hal Jordan has overcome great fear throughout his life, but what fear still lingers inside him? Parallax knows, and Hal's about to be reminded as he leads Earth's Green Lanterns on a life-or-death rescue mission in the middle of this war. Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Universe find dissent within their ranks as a bizarre prophecy is fulfilled.
The secrets of the Green Lantern Corps and its power are about to be revealed! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers that may be ordered separately. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert) ordered, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #14
Written by Dave Gibbons
Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Prentis Rollins
The attack on the Green Lantern Corps in GREEN LANTERN #21 continues on multiple fronts, as Soranik finds a surprise waiting for her at home and Mogo is besieged by a new enemy.
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #14
Written by Marc Guggenheim
Art by Tony S. Daniel & Art Thibert
Cover by Joshua Middleton
DC Comics announces the second month of a special FLASH promotion as the Fastest Man Alive’s world changes forever! Retailers: please check your the Previews order form for a special incentive designed to help you meet the demand for this story. Fans: remind your retailer early and often to order you a copy!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

GREEN ARROW: ARCHER’S QUEST TP
Written by Brad Meltzer
Art and cover by Phil Hester & Ande Parks
Reoffered to coincide with GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE, this thrilling trade paperback collects GREEN ARROW #16-21 by Brad Meltzer (IDENTITY CRISIS)! The Emerald Archer returns from the dead and sets off on an adventure that tests his courage and brings formerly hidden facets of the Green Arrow legend to light.
On sale July 5 • 176 pg, FC, $14.95 US • $11.21 at Amazon

GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #1 & 2
Written by Andy Diggle
Art and cover by Jock
The incredible creative team of writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock (THE LOSERS) rejoin to tell the definitive origin of the Emerald Archer! Oliver Queen is a frivolous playboy with little care for anyone or anything — apparently even himself. But when he's double-crossed and marooned on a desrt island he finds that he does care about something... justice!
Issue #1 on sale July 11; issue #2 on sale July 25 • 1 & 2 of 6
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Mike Carlin

BLACK CANARY #1 & 2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art and cover by Paulo Sequeira & Amilton Santos
Black Canary takes flight in a 4-issue miniseries written by Tony Bedard (52, SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES) with art by Paulo Sequiera (BIRDS OF PREY, Gypsy) & Amilton Santos! The League of Assassins tracks Black Canary to Star City in an effort to liberate the child, Sin, they believe to be the DCU's next greatest assassin. Luckily, Black Canary has other plans for Sin's abilities and future.
Issue #1 on sale July 5; issue #2 on sale July 18 • 1 & 2 of 4
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Edited by Mike Carlin

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #7
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Dale Eaglesham
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant cover by Eaglesham
Meet the newest member of the Justice Society of America: Citizen Steel! What happens when Nathan Heywood, the grandson of Commander Steel, awakens to find himself completely and utterly alone in a way he never thought possible? Changed into something far more bizarre than Dr. Mid-Nite could ever imagine? Plus, the secrets of 52 begin to make themselves known in the world of the Justice Society! Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Alex Ross; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Dale Eaglesham, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details.
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 1: THE NEXT AGE HC
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Dale Eaglesham, Art Thibert and Ruy Jose
Cover by Alex Ross
The world’s first super-team returns in this volume collecting the first 4 issues of the all-new JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA series, written by Geoff Johns (52, GREEN LANTERN, ACTION COMICS) with stunning art by Dale Eaglesham (VILLAINS UNITED) & Art Thibert (OUTSIDERS) and a cover by Alex Ross (JUSTICE, KINGDOM COME)!
Determined to rebuild the Justice Society, founding members Green Lantern, Flash and Wildcat initiate an unprecedented recruitment program, tracking the bloodlines of heroes across the world and bringing in the new Starman, Damage, Liberty Belle and more! But just as the Society welcomes the rookies into their ranks, an evil force sets out to destroy them. Meet new legacies, solve a mystery stretching into the far future, witness the return of the world's greatest hero and watch another one fall in this fantastic collection!
Advance-solicited; on sale September 19 • 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #11
Written by Brad Meltzer
Art by Gene Ha
Cover by Michael Turner
Variant cover by Ha
Best-selling author Brad Meltzer delivers a special stand-alone issue with guest artist extraordinaire Gene Ha (THE AUTHORITY, TOP TEN)! Two JLAers are buried alive!
Retailers: This issue will feature two covers that may be ordered separately. The Standard Edition cover is by Michael Turner; one copy of the Variant Edition, with a cover by Gene Ha, may be ordered for every 10 copies of the Standard Edition ordered. Please see the Previews Order Form for further details.
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

JLA CLASSIFIED #40
Written by Peter Milligan
Art by Carlos D’Anda
Cover by Sami Basri
Part 4 of the 5-part “Kid Amazo.” Kid Amazo has finally embraced his programming and decided to be the chip off the old byte that his android creator, Amazo, wanted him to be. And the Justice League may pay for waiting so long for the Kid to choose sides.
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

JSA CLASSIFIED #28
Written by Fabian Nicieza
Art and cover by Steve Uy
A stand-alone story starring Jakeem Thunder and the Thunderbolt! Can a super hero be spread too thin, even when he has the powers of a magical genie at his disposal? Jakeem learns a life lesson about being a super hero in this special tale by Fabian Nicieza (ACTION COMICS) and Steve Uy (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY).
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

HAWKGIRL #66
Written by Walter Simonson
Art by Renato Arlem
Cover by SImonson
After centuries, Hawkgirl and Hawkman catch up to the man who has cursed them to forever be apart…and they destroy Hath-Set, thus freeing them to be together. Or does it?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • Final Issue

JONAH HEX #21
Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti
Art and cover by Phil Noto
Jonah Hex meets one of America’s greatest inventors…with explosive results!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MANHUNTER VOL. 3: ORIGINS TP
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Javier Pina, Rags Morales, Sean Phillips and others
Cover by Stephane Roux
Follow the adventures of crimefighter Kate Spencer in this volume collecting MANHUNTER #15-23! Learn the origin of her costume and weapons, plus her startling connection to a hero of the Golden Age!
Advance-solicited; on sale August • 224 pg, FC, $17.99 US $12.23 at Amazon.

MANHUNTER VOL. 2: TRIAL BY FIRE TP
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Javier Pina, Jesus Saiz, Brad Walker and others
Cover by Saiz
Reoffered to coincide with MANHUNTER VOL. 2, this volume collects MANHUNTER #6-14! Prosecutor Kate Spencer is poised to take on the trial of the year, as the eyes of the nation are on her latest case: finding the Shadow Thief guilty of murdering the hero Firestorm.
On sale July 5 • 224 pg, FC, $17.99 US • $12.23 at Amazon.

SHADOWPACT #15
Written by Bill Willingham
Art and cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher
Zauriel joins Shadowpact officially, Blue Devil learns what he needs to do to save his parents, and Doctor Gotham strikes at last!
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

THE SPIRIT #8
Written by Darwyn Cooke
Art by Cooke & J. Bone
Cover by Cooke
Time Bomb! The Octopus has trapped the Spirit and Silk Satin in a water tower with a ticking nuke! The good news is Satin can disarm it. The bad news is she has amnesia. Can the Spirit jog her memory before Central City is destroyed?
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #32
Written by Tony Bedard
Art and cover by Dennis Calero
“The Quest for Cosmic Boy” begins! The Legionnaires have lost their longtime leader, Cosmic Boy — but was he captured by enemies or did he flee responsibility for his "war crime"? The Legion’s newly elected leader makes a hard decision her first day on the job and sends out teams of Legionaires in search of Cosmic Boy. Will they be prepared for what they find?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WONDER WOMAN #11
Written by Will Pfeifer
Art by Paco Diaz
Cover by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
Written by Will Pfeifer (CATWOMAN, INFINITE CRISIS AFTERMATH: THE SPECTRE, AMAZONS ATTACK) with spectacular art by Paco Diaz (NIGHTWING, THE FLASH)! In the midst of all-out war, Sarge Steel has gone missing, and Nemesis is bound and determined to find his missing boss! But with Wonder Woman ready to take the battle to the heart of the enemy, will she have time to rescue Diana Prince’s boss?
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

TANGENT COMICS VOL. 1 TP
Written by Dan Jurgens, Kurt Busiek, James Robinson, Ron Marz and Todd Dezago
Art by Gary Frank, Mike McKone, J.H. Williams III, Jurgens and others
Cover by Jurgens & Norm Rapmund
In 1997, DC’s Tangent event presented a group of strange new heroes with very familiar names. Now, these hard-hitting heroes are back in a fantastic new collection including TANGENT COMICS: THE ATOM, METAL MEN, THE FLASH, GREEN LANTERN and SEA DEVILS!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 29 • 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US

ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC
Written by Richard and Wendy Pini
Art and cover by Wendy Pini
An exciting volume collecting issues #16-20 of the original series with all-new coloring and lettering! In this final volume of the Original Quest, all the previous threads come together as the Wolfriders, with elfin allies from desert to frozen mountains, battle a murderous troll army to regain their ancient home, the lost Palace of the High Ones.
Advance-solicited; on sale September 12 • 224 pg, FC, $49.99 US $32.99 at Amazon.

THE BATMAN STRIKES! #35
Written by J. Torres
Art by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty
Cover by Sanford Greene & Nathan Massengill
The Riddler starts a contest with the supervillain robot known only as D.A.V.E. for the right to destroy the Batman! Batgirl and Robin will be in a race against time to riddle their way through some of the most dangerous and ingenious traps.
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

TEEN TITANS GO! #45
Written by J. Torres
Art by Alex Serra & Fabio Laguna
Cover by Todd Nauck
Special Secret Origins issue! The real stories behind Beast Boy and Cybrog’s pasts can finally be revealed!
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #35
Written by Mateo Casali
Art by Scott Cohen & Al Nickerson
Cover by Zach Howard
Natasha Irons is tired of her Uncle Steel getting to do all the heroics in the family. But an attack from the Millennium Giants may prove she’s in over her head!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31st CENTURY #4
Written by Christine Boylan
Art and cover by Steve Uy
It’s just another day in the life of a half-living computer, half-teenaged super-hero: fighting crime, saving the galaxy, acing your final exams. Will brains win out over brawn when the Fatal Five come to Brainy’s home planet? Or will failure be the first thing on Brainy’s permanent record?
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #15
Written by by Sholly Fisch, Robbie Busch and Tom Warburton
Art by by Ethen Beavers, Chynna Clugston, Mike DeCarlo and Phil Moy
Cover by Travis Kotzebue & DeCarlo
Ben blasts off for space adventure! Plus, learn the secret scoop about Wildmutt and Heatblast!
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #35
Written by Robbie Busch, Scott Cunningham and Jennifer Keating Moore
Art by Stephanie Gladden, Phil Moy, Scott Diggs Underwood, Christine Li and Christopher Cook
Cover by Robert Pope & Mike DeCarlo
The Foster’s Friends are going to be part of the neighborhood block party and don’t know what to do to contribute. Leave it to Bloo to turn it into a circus…literally!
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

LOONEY TUNES #152
Written by Robbie Busch, Bill Matheny and Frank Strom
Art by by Dave Alvarez, Omar Aranda, Scott Roberts, Mike DeCarlo, Alberto Saichann and Jorge Pacheco
Cover by Scott Jeralds
Marvin the Martian has transported Bugs Bunny to the deadly planet of the Glambots! How will Bugs escape…or resist their deadly charms?
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

SCOOBY-DOO #122
Written by Scott Cunningham, Sholly Fisch and Darryl Kravitz
Art by Dan Davis, Scott Jeralds and Robert Pope
Cover by Pope & Scott McRae
Beware the Ides of…July? It’s a mystery of national proportions and the Scooby Gang needs your help!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US

THE MAD WAR ON BUSH TP
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
In a tribute befitting to the presidency of George W. Bush, MAD Magazine presents a hard-hitting satiric collection of articles on George W. Bush — the worst President since, well…Clinton. Included The Bush Family Circus, The Iraqi War Chess Set, The George W. Bush Do-It-Your Press Conferences and other cheap shots too numerous to count. Plus, two removable Classic MAD Posters. Have a good laugh as you savor the final days of a stirring presidency.
On sale June 20 • 8” x 10” • 96 pg, FC/B&W, $9.99 US • Relist

MAD #480
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
Because you demanded it! Mad hilarity, at your fingertips.
And you know, we’d be funny even if you asked nicely rather than made demands.
On sale July 5 • 48 pg, FC/B&W, $3.99 US

MAD KIDS #8
Written and illustrated by The Usual Gang of Idiots
Don't miss fun-filled games, puzzles, interviews, posters and lots of laughs — plus the all-new adventures of Spy vs. Spy Jr.
On sale July 11 • 64 pg, FC/B&W, $4.99 US

KING OF CARDS VOL. 1
Written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno)
CMX. A unique new CMX series begins! “Chaos” is a trading card game that is very popular at Manami’s school. Trying to learn more about it herself, she purchases a beginner’s set, only to discover that it contains “Sahgan, The Mighty Sorcerer,” the rarest card in the game. Now every other player is out to win the card from her. But Sahgan himself begins to visit Manami in her dreams, offering her advice on how to win.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 1 • 5” x 7.375” • 208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL. 2
Written and illustrated by Tomomi Yamashita
CMX. Argent and Princess Primula have both experienced tears through the poisoning of the heart as well as the body. Now the shadows of the past come back to haunt Argent. Soda, the boy who desperately wants to become an apprentice, brings in an old woman for treatment. Argent’s healing skills are challenged as he struggles to save her from a poisonous fate. Will past tragedies repeat themselves?
Advance-solicited; on sale August 15 • 5” x 7.375” •
192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

THE DEVIL DOES EXIST VOL. 11
Written and illustrated by Mitsuba Takanashi
CMX. Final volume! The saga of Kayano and Takeru comes to its surprising conclusion. After their love had overcome almost every possible hurdle, Kayano was shocked to learn that Takeru decided to go to Italy with his formerly estranged mother. She truly wants to believe that Takeru will be true to her forever. But what really waits for the star-crossed couple after such a long separation?
Advance-solicited; on sale August 8 • 5" x 7.375"
180 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

THE EMPTY EMPIRE VOL. 5
Written and illustrated by Naoe Kita
CMX. Rose has fallen for Ririka, the girl who was loved by the man from who he was cloned — the late Emperor Idea. Although Rose has been fighting his destiny, he finds himself wanting to learn more about the beloved ruler. Meanwhile, Idem — the other clone who now occupies the throne — wants to get rid of Idea’s body, believing that as long as it exists, countless clones can be made to challenge him.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 29 • 5" x 7.375"
192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

MUSASHI #9 VOL. 12
Written and illustrated by Miyuki Takahashi
CMX. The Omegas are now affiliated with Ultimate Blue. Their first assignment: protect the daughter of the president of a southeast Asian country. But she has plans of her own for the Omegas — and she somehow knows more about Ultimate Blue than almost anyone else alive. Tensions mount as jealousies between Shingo and the Omegas flare up, spurred on by pointed questions from the president’s daughter.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 15 • 5" x 7.375"
208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

OMUKAE DESU. VOL. 5
Written and illustrated by Meca Tanaka
CMX. Final volume! Madoka loans his body out to a boy who wants to date Aguma, Madoka’s fellow G.S.G. agent. When his body steals a kiss, Aguma’s not sure which guy actually made the move! Then Madoka finds he still has feelings for a ghostly girl who visited him before. He’s given a chance to see her again, but with it comes the risk that he may end up permanently crossing over to the other side!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 1 • 5" x 7.375"
192 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

OYAYUBIHIME INFINITY VOL. 6
Written and illustrated by Toru Fujieda
CMX. Final volume! Believing she is free from the destiny of a past life, Kanoko is living comfortably in the present. She’s falling deeper in love with Tsubame, the boy who first sent her on a journey of exploration into the past. But then their friend Mike meets another person who seems to be the reincarnation of Tsubame’s love from his past life! Is everything about to get confused all over again?
Advance-solicited; on sale August 22 • 5" x 7.375"
200 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN

TENJHO TENGE VOL. 15
Written and illustrated by Oh! great
CMX. Following her devastating battle with Kagiroi, Maya hovers near death. Then her sister Aya’s astral projection is off to the past, beginning a continuing storyline in which the ancestral history of the Juken Club and their arch nemesis Sohaku is revealed. Has this conflict actually been going on for centuries, all the way back to the era of Japan’s Civil Wars? Edited for U.S. Release.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 8 • 5" x 7.375"
208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • TEEN+

YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL. 9
Written and illustrated by Yuri Narushima
CMX. A new chapter begins in the lives of Carno and Ibuki. No longer fleeing from the forces of darkness, they are now living with Levi, former high priest of the Holy Knights. But when a rumor arrives that Arc, the King Magician, is dead, Levi goes off to a meeting to discuss the situation. While he is away, Arc appears before Ibuki and Carno and asks them to embark on a quest.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 22 • 5" x 7.375"
208 pg, B&W, $9.99 US • MATURE READERS

THE PROGRAMME #1
Written by Peter Milligan
Art and cover by C.P. Smith
Variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver
From the brilliant mind of critically acclaimed writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, SHADE THE CHANGING MAN, JLA CLASSIFIED) and with the incredible art of C.P. Smith (Punisher, Wolverine) comes a tale a half century in the making!
In 1991, the Cold War ended without the two primary players ever facing each other in direct conflict. The vast arsenals of democracy and communism were put on ice, and the world moved toward a new millennium. While the U.S.S.R. disintegrated, the United States rose to unchallenged dominance…but now a long-forgotten Soviet weapon is awakened on one of America’s many battlegrounds, threatening the global balance of power. Conventional warfare is suddenly outdated: the new weapons of mass destruction wield super-powers.
Does America have an answer to...The Programme?
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers that may be ordered separately. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by C.P. Smith) ordered, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Ethan Van Sciver). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale July 18 • 1 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

ALAN MOORE: THE COMPLETE WILDC.A.T.S TP
Written by Alan Moore
Art by Travis Charest, Mat Broome, Ryan Benjamin and others
Cover by Charest
Alan Moore is considered by many to be the finest comics writer of the last quarter century. His standout achievements in the medium include WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, and From Hell. Now Moore’s defining run on WildC.A.T.s is collected into a single volume, collecting WILDC.A.T.S. #21-34, plus a story from issue #50, featuring the impressive art of Travis Charest and other fine artists who provide breathtaking visuals.
Alan Moore took the WILDC.A.T.S back to their roots and stirred up the WildStorm Universe considerably, creating a perfect starting point for catching up the flagship WildStorm superhero team. It’s a tale filled with unsettling revelations and gripping drama — and the introduction of one of WildStorm’s great villains: Tao!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 8 • 392 pg, FC, $29.99 US

THE HIGHWAYMEN #2
Written by Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman
Art by Lee Garbett
Cover by Brian Stelfreeze
The explosive miniseries continues as the Highwaymen, after surviving an ambush at their secret desert HQ, head south of the border to retrieve the package they were hired to transport: a college co-ed named Grace Anderson. But what's so special about her that this pair of retired couriers are willing to face off against biologically enhanced CIA agents and the entire Tijuana police force?
On sale July 18 • 2 of 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DEATHBLOW #6
Written by Brian Azzarello
Art by Carlos D’Anda & Henry Flint
Cover by D’Anda
The walls are closing in on Deathblow. He’s on his own — no place is safe and he doesn’t have an ally in the world. But on the bright side, at least he knows he’s not insane — everyone really is against him.
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #4
Written by Andy Hartnell
Art and cover by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis
The action-packed finale! With Abbey still missing, it’s up to Sydney and Johnny Barracuda to trackdown their friend — and the Master Key. But has Abbey been swayed into joining the other side by the enigmatic sniper who was taking aim at her? Find out in the conclusion to the latest DG epic!
On sale July 5 • 4 of 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

GRIFTER & MIDNIGHTER #5
Written by Chuck Dixon
Cover by Ryan Benjamin
Art by Ryan Benjamin & Saleem Crawford
Worldbeaters or world-class chumps? A pair of missions collided with bloody results. Now Grifter and Midnighter find out that all their troubles started a billion years and a zillion light years away. An alien menace threatens all life on Earth, and it’s down to these two to save the day — if they don’t kill each other first.
On sale July 11 • 5 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

MIDNIGHTER #9
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story
On a space station containing inhabitants infected with a deadly virus, Midnighter fights to contain a potential world-wide plague — one that will start when the satellite re-enters the atmosphere and rains down on a major metropolitan city!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

NINJA SCROLL #11
Written by Kelley Puckett
Art by Jonboy Meyers
Cover by Michael Chang Ting Yu
When a young girl is kidnapped by a secretive clan of swordsmen, Jubei goes to the rescue. But when he's easily defeated and left for dead by just one of them, what hope does he have of defeating them all?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

NINJA SCROLL TP
Written by J. Torres
Art by Michael Chang Ting Yu and others
Cover by Jim Lee
Collecting the first five issues of the WildStorm series based on the international anime sensation following the adventures of wandering Ronin Jubei, as he scours feudal Japan while fighting all forms of villains and monsters!
Advance-solicited; on sale August 22 • 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US

STORMWATCH: PHD #9
Written by Christos Gage
Art by Andy Smith
Cover by Mike McKone
A horrible crime has been committed, and a key cast member lies dying. Officer John Doran must find out who's responsible, knowing the assailant either comes from the ranks of StormWatch Prime...or from his own teammates in StormWatch: PHD! Will the investigation tear StormWatch apart from within?
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

GEN13 #10
Written by Gail Simone
Art and cover by Carlo Barberi & Drew Geraci
The kids are enjoying the splendor of small time life and a taste of what a “normal” life with super-powers could be like. But will recent events catch up with them in a big way?
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WETWORKS #11
Written by J.M. DeMatteis
Art by Joel Gomez & Trevor Scott
Cover by Whilce Portacio
Ab-Death, determined to bring Mother One back from the Deadworld before her soul is beyond his reach, risks his own soul and, in the process, learns a terrible truth about who and what he truly is.
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #8
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Jason Pearson, ChrisCross and Georges Jeanty
Cover by Neil Googe
It’s a summer spectacular with three special tales of Tranquility! Join the fearsome Lindo Sisters in a time when they weren’t so respectable, see the rock n’ roll origin of the gravedigger Zombie Zeke, and follow master thief the Emoticon as he attempts a score no other criminal would dare!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: ABOUT A BOY #1
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Art by Joel Gomez
Cover by Darick Robertson & J.D. Mettler
Before “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning,” there was a story about a boy! Witness the origin of one of horror’s most famous figures in this special one-shot issue featuring a haunting cover by Darick Robertson (TRANSMETROPOLITAN).
Before Thomas Hewitt became the infamous killer “Leatherface,” he was a troubled teenager attempting to fit in with others his age, but Thomas harbored a dark secret — an overwhelming lust for blood and violence that corrupted his soul.
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

FRIDAY THE 13th: PAMELA’S TALE #1
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Shawn Moll
Cover by Dustin Nguyen
The sad, bloody saga of Jason Vorhees is well-chronicled, but one story element of his origin remains untold — that of his mother, Pamela Vorhees! As seen in the original instant classic film, Pamela was a woman unhinged by her son’s death at Camp Crystal Lake but what of the woman before that tragic afternoon? And Jason’s father Elias?
On sale July 11 • 1 of 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #3
Written by Peter Johnson
Art by Matthew Dow Smith
Cover by Ryan Sook
The life and training of a Hunter is difficult and rigorous...and John Winchester is starting at the beginning! As he takes the first step on this harrowing journey, he must make a difficult and gut-wrenching decision in regards to his children. And it’s time John was truly initiated into the Hunters — with a trip to Harvelle’s Roadhouse Bar!
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

GOOD AS LILY
Written by Derek Kirk Kim
Art by Jesse Hamm
Cover by Derek Kirk Kim
Grace Kwon is about to meet three of her closest friends — the only problem is that they're her past and future selves.
What if your biggest competition was…yourself? Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself at three different periods in her life. The timing couldn't be worse as Grace and her friends desperately try to save a crumbling school play. Will her other selves wreak havoc on her present life or illuminate her uncertain future?
Writer Derek Kirk Kim scored the “triple crown” with his debut graphic novel, Same Difference and Other Stories, winning all three major industry awards: the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz. It was also selected as one of the best books of 2003 by Publishers Weekly.
Jesse Hamm's cartooning has appeared in various mini-comics, anthologies and on the web.
All MINX books contain 176 pages, black and white interiors with gray tones and color covers. Each title also includes previews for other MINX books as a special bonus.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 15 / 176 pg, B&W, $9.99 US

SENTENCES: THE LIFE OF M.F. GRIMM HARDCOVER
Written by Percy Carey
Art and cover by Ronald Wimberly
Underground rap icon Percy Carey tells the true story of his life in the “Hip-Hop Game” — the dizzying heights and heartbreaking losses — in the raw and brutally honest hardcover graphic novel memoir SENTENCES: THE LIFE OF M.F. GRIMM.
In SENTENCES, Carey chronicles his life in the sometimes glamorous, and often violent, hip-hop industry; from the first time he picked up a microphone at a block party as a youngster, to the day he lost the use of his legs to gang violence, to his incarceration, and eventually, to his self-reinvention and rise back to the top of his game, becoming a Hip-Hop Grand Master and being placed among the pantheon of the culture. No questions are left unanswered and no apologies are made, resulting in what’s sure to be a groundbreaking graphic novel.
Joining Carey is up-and-coming artist Ronald Wimberly (LUCIFER, HELLBLAZER: PAPA MIDNITE covers), who breathtakingly illustrates this gritty tale of righteous redemption. If what you know about hip-hop is the flashy cars and voluptuous women that music videos try to sell, be prepared to experience the real side of the industry that only someone who has survived the rise, fall, and rise again, can tell.
Advance-solicited; on sale September 5 • 7” x 9” • 128 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
MATURE READERS

FAKER #1
Written by Mike Carey
Art and cover by Jock
In the numbing cold of a Minnesota winter, Jessie Kidby and her freshman friends kick off their second semester with a wild party. But in the aftermath of the big blow-out, things start to go horribly wrong for all of them. Jessie is troubled by nasty memories she's been suppressing for years, while her best friend Nick Philo has become an un-person: Nobody outside their tight-knit little clique can remember seeing him before, and his records have been erased from the college's computers. At first, it doesn't seem like a big deal, but it becomes increasingly obvious that one of them is not what he appears to be.
Chock full of ruthless characters with hidden agendas, FAKER takes place during freshman year in college; the ultimate time of reinvention, where, if you’re up for it, you can lie, cheat and fake your way through almost anything. FAKER is by the Eisner-nominated team of Mike Carey (LUCIFER, CROSSING MIDNIGHT) and Jock (THE LOSERS).
On sale July 5 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

ARMY@LOVE #5
Written by Rick Veitch
Art and cover by Veitch & Gary Erskine
Loman learns of Allie's sudden disappearance from Edgefield just as his light-fingered past catches up with him. Meanwhile, in Afbaghistan, Paco Lipsync's hit single is driving the insurgency ballistic. Is this any time for Switzer and Flabbergast to reapply for Hot Zone Club membership?
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

THE COMPLETE BITE CLUB TP
Written by Howard Chaykin & David Tischman
Art by David Hahn
Cover by Frank Quitely
Don’t miss this 264-page volume collecting both the original critically acclaimed BITE CLUB and its sequel, BITE CLUB: VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT! The Sopranos have nothing on the Del Toros, a vampire clan that has run organized crime in Miami for nearly a century. Beautiful, rich and immortal, these bloodsuckers are also masters of backstabbing and in-fighting.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 29 • 264 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

AMERICAN VIRGIN #17
Written by Steven T. Seagle
Art by Becky Cloonan & Jim Rugg
Cover by Celia Calle
At the end of their rope and the end of their budget in Bangkok, Thailand, practicing virgin Adam Chamberlain sees no option but to call home for cash. Reaching his one-time hit man, Mel, Adam is given not only new funding for his global odyssey, but also a lead on a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But will the hallucinogenic effects of the sacred tattoo Adam receives open doors to his budding sexual curiosity...or close them forever?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

100 BULLETS #84
Written by Brian Azzarello
Art by Eduardo Risso
Cover by Dave Johnson
Minutemen Victor Ray and Remi Rome are in need of a vacation, so they head to scenic Lake Tahoe for some R and R with the beautiful people. But you know what they say — “All play and no work make The Minutemen dull boys...” Retailers please note: This issue is resolicited; all previous orders are cancelled.
Resolicited; on sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

100 BULLETS VOL. 11: ONCE UPON A CRIME TP
Written by Brian Azzarello
Art by Eduardo Risso
Cover by Dave Johnson
Collecting issues #76-83 of the acclaimed series by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso and Dave Johnson! The Trust, Agent Graves and the Minutemen arrive in Mexico for a showdown that will mark the end for at least one major player, while the mystery behind the Atlantic City job is finally revealed.
Advance-solicited; on sale August 8
192 pg, FC, $12.99 US • MATURE READERS

100 BULLETS VOL. 10: DECAYED TP
Written by Brian Azzarello
Art by Eduardo Risso
Cover by Dave Johnson
Reoffered to coincide with 100 BULLETS VOL. 11, this volume collects issues #68-75 of the acclaimed Vertigo series. Following Lono's ascension to warlord for the houses of the Trust, the last remaining Minutemen are activated as the players on both sides ready themselves for the endgame of their private war.
On sale July 5 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US • MATURE READERS • Relist

DEADMAN #12
Written by Bruce Jones
Art by John Watkiss
Cover by Ronald Wimberly
Eve Kendall's baby is about to be shot. Sarah is falling out of an airplane. Brandon can save only one of them. But he may discover that he's not the only person who finds life after death.
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

DMZ #21
Written by Brian Wood
Art by Riccardo Burchielli
Cover by Wood
Part 4 of the 5-part “Friendly Fire.” Matty is called in for an exclusive, on-the-record interview with a top-level commander who was in charge the day of the brutal “Day 204” massacre. But given what Matty already knows about the day’s events, he’s less than impressed with the commander’s version.
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

CROSSING MIDNIGHT #9
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Jim Fern & Mark Pennington
Cover by J.H. Williams III
At the end of a quest that has bounced her from a mystical realm to the mean streets of Tokyo, Toshi faces her ultimate opponent: The Gleaner, one of the five faces of Death itself. But with a challenge that literally hits too close to home, does the impulsive Hara twin have any hope of succeeding?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

THE EXTERMINATORS #19
Written by Simon Oliver
Art by Darick Robertson & John Lucas
Cover by Tony Moore
The creepiest Exterminators arc yet starts here, with gleefully gruesome guest art by premier penciller Darick Robertson (TRANSMETROPOLITAN, THE BOYS). Crone's operation to flood the streets of L.A. with Draxx has begun. But the city faces an even more catastrophic threat: an invasion of the giant, killer cockroach known as the Mayan Hisser. Only the exterminators of Bug-Bee-Gone stand between the bugs and the collapse of urban civilization.
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

FABLES #63
Written by Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha
Cover by James Jean
Part 4 of “The Good Prince.” As plans are being set to destroy the Imperial Homeworld where it’s most vulnerable, various Fables are returning home. And Flycatcher must unite an army of ghosts from the land below to help him on his quest against the Empire.
On sale July 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

JACK OF FABLES #13
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges
Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy
Cover by CLASSIFIED
Jack’s been impaled by the sword Excalibur, and only the One True King can remove it from him. But where is he, and how long can Jack last with a sword sticking out of his chest?
On sale July 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

SCALPED #7
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by R.M. Guera
Cover by Jock
“Casino Boogie,” Part 2 of 5. On the surface, the grand opening of the Crazy Horse Casino goes off in magnificent fashion, but behind the scenes is anything but for Chief Red Crow. If the lawsuits, drunk workers and Hmong gangsters weren't enough, he gets the worst news of all: Gallagher has cancelled.
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

TESTAMENT #20
Written by Douglas Rushkoff
Art and cover by Liam Sharp
“Exodus: Mitzrayim,” Part 2. Alec stabs Fallow in the heart — but killing the man doesn't kill the AI coursing through this Pharaoh's veins. Dinah gets a tag, Jake finds his mojo, and Alec meets God.
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

SCALPED VOL. 1: INDIAN COUNTRY TP
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by R.M. Guera
Cover by Jock
Jason Aaron, the hot new writer of the critically acclaimed series THE OTHER SIDE, teams with gritty artist R.M. Guéra for an intense crime drama that mixes organized crime with current Native American culture. This special low-priced volume collects the first five issues of the riveting Vertigo series SCALPED.
Fifteen years ago, Dashiell “Dash” Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and utter hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation searching for something better. Now he’s come back home armed with nothing but a set of nunchucs, a hell-bent-for-leather attitude and one dark secret, to find nothing much has changed on “The Rez” — short of a glimmering new casino, and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime. Is he here to set things right or just get a piece of the action?
Advance-solicited; on sale August 1 • 128 pg, FC, $9.99 US
MATURE READERS

HELLBLAZER #234
Written by Andy Diggle
Art by Leonardo Manco
Cover by Lee Bermejo
Part 1 of the new 4-part story “Joyride.” South London’s Hunger Hill housing estate has long been a breeding ground for violence, crime and drug abuse. But when the cycle of misery takes a distinct turn for the supernatural, John Constantine discovers there’s something worse at play than mere social deprivation. Much worse...
Plus, don’t miss a 7-page preview of the new Vertigo series UN-MEN!
On sale July 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

Y: THE LAST MAN #57
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Pia Guerra & José Marzan Jr.
Cover by Massimo Carnevale
“Whys and Wherefores,” Part 3 of 5. As the series races for its conclusion on the dangerous streets of Paris, will the last man finally enjoy a long-awaited reunion?
On sale July 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS


FABLES STATUE: SHERE KHAN & ROSE RED STATUE
Designed by Mark Buckingham
Sculpted by Jim Maddox
This fabulously sculpted FABLES statue of Shere Khan and Rose Red is the perfect companion piece to the BIGBY WOLF & SNOW WHITE STATUE!

The SHERE KHAN & ROSE RED STATUE is a limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measuring approximately 9.5” tall x 7.5” wide x 7.5” deep. Includes a certificate of authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. This limited edition statue is manufactured to order.
Advance-solicited; on sale December 19, 2007 • Statue• $195.00 US


WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURES
Designed by Terry Dodson
Based on the best-selling WONDER WOMAN series!
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a display base.
Circe 6.625”
Agent Diana Prince 6.625”
Wonder Woman 6.625”
Donna Troy as Wonder Woman 6.625”
Advance-solicited; on sale December 5, 2007 • Action Figures • PI

SUPERMAN S-SHIELD NEON SIGN
Previously available as a retailer-only item, DC Direct is pleased to offer the SUPERMAN S-SHIELD NEON SIGN! Sitting on a metal base, this 20” tall x 27” wide x 6” deep neon sign is made of metal, glass and red neon gas, and a 24” long electric cord. The SUPERMAN S-SHIELD NEON SIGN comes in a no-frills self-shipping box.
Advance-solicited; on sale December 12, 2007 • Neon Sign • $395.00 US


CATWOMAN VINYL STATUE
By KOTOBUKIYA
Under special arrangement with Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya, DC DIRECT once again brings the exquisite craftsmanship of KOTOBUKIYA to fans. A purr-fect companion statue to the previously released BATMAN and THE JOKER Vinyl Statues, this CATWOMAN VINYL STATUE is approximately 6"-7" long and is packaged in a 4-color window box. The CATWOMAN VINYL STATUE is manufactured to order!
Advance-solicited; on sale December 12, 2007
Vinyl Statue • $69.99 US


SUPERGIRL VINYL STATUE
By KOTOBUKIYA
Under special arrangement with Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya, DC DIRECT once again brings the exquisite craftsmanship of KOTOBUKIYA to fans. A companion piece to the previously released SUPERMAN Vinyl statue, the SUPERGIRL Vinyl Statue stands approximately 10" tall and is packaged in a 4-color window box. The SUPERGIRL VINYL STATUE is manufactured to order!
Advance-solicited; on sale December 12, 2007
Vinyl Statue • $79.99 US


IRON GIANT STATUE
Based on the designs of Brad Bird
DC Direct reassembles the Iron Giant!
This multi-part statue is a limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain piece measuring approximately 4.5" tall x 10" wide x 4.75" deep for the main portion (Iron Giant head and shoulders), while the hand (with a miniature Hogarth attached) is a separate piece measuring 2.5" tall x 2" wide x 3" deep that can be positioned at any distance from the main piece. This impressive statue includes a blueprint of the Iron Giant with notes from creator Brad Bird and a 4-color certificate of authenticity and is packaged in a 4-color box. This limited edition statue requires minimal assembly and is manufactured to order
Advance-solicited; on sale December 5, 2007 • Statue • $150.00 US

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ILLIDAN STORMRAGE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE
America’s #1 selling PC game since 2004 continues its incredible entry into the collectible action figure arena with this ILLIDAN Deluxe Collector Figure from DC Unlimited. This figure is 6.5” tall with a wingspan of 11” — the total height of the figure is 13”!
Advance-solicited
On sale December 19, 2007
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Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel fan club membership card





Vintage DC Comics house ad

Pop Culture Roundup April 13, 2007

Rumor has it Laurence Fishburne will supply the voice of Galactus in "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer."

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From Booksteve: Captain Marvel vs. Captain Marvel in the Wall Street Journal 1968.

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The gray Iron Man suit makes at least a cameo appearance in hero's upcoming big screen debut. Just goes to show stuff designed by Jack Kirby 40 years ago still looks supercool today.



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Christina Ricci is set to star opposite Emile Hirsch in the upcoming live-action "Speed Racer" movie. According to the press release:

Ricci will play Trixie, Speed's loyal and courageous girlfriend, who also proves to be a formidable ally both on and off the racetrack.

Slated to be released on May 9, 2008, "Speed Racer" also stars John Goodman and Susan Sarandon as Speed's devoted parents. The film is being written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, marking the brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since the "Matrix" movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on both the "Matrix" movies and "V For Vendetta," is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.

Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action "Speed Racer" will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory on and off the track in his thundering Mach 5. In addition to Speed and Trixie, the movie will feature other characters that fans of the show will remember, including Speed's family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X.

The new high-octane actioner will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers' films, taking "Speed Racer" into the 21st century.


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I'm loving Waffyjon's continuing series of images of classic G.I. Joe toys. I had this cool scuba diver, sea sled set.

Details on Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1 DVD set

This is four-disk set is now available for pre-order for $45.49 from Amazon (regularly $64.98).

More info Warner Home Video:

The most popular sailor in animation history is certainly “strong to the finish.” Nearly 75 years after his Silver Screen debut, he’ll bring to DVD for the first time the cartoons that first made him famous when Warner Home Video (WHV), Hearst Entertainment and King Features Syndicate release Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1. These classic Popeye animated shorts made Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto national pop icons and have been demanded by fans for generations. Available on July 31, 2007 for $64.92 SRP, the 4-disc Authorized Edition DVD collection includes 60 original remastered and unedited theatrical shorts created by the legendary Max Fleischer.

Popeye The Sailor was introduced to the American audience in 1933 and became one of the most endearing and successful characters in animation history, mainly because of his unique vernacular and hilarious catch phrases. His adventures were strange, humorous and often supernatural as he traveled all over the world to resolve conflicts with enemies. Much like the other animation icons of the 1930s, the Popeye plots invoked traditional values, possessed uncompromising moral standards and resorted to force only when threatened. A softie for his lady love Olive Oyl, Popeye usually embarked on conflicts with villains like Bluto and Sea Hag when they made a move on his “sweet patootie.” Popeye was usually clobbered at first, until he ate his spinach and gained superhuman strength to defeat his opponent. With his enormous muscular forearms and corncob pipe in mouth, Popeye was always victorious after he ate his spinach.

Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1 includes more than nine hours of cartoons -- 58 (7- to10-minute) theatrical black-and white-shorts and two two-reeler 20-minute color cartoons. Some of the most memorable shorts from the DVD are the remastered “Blow Me Down!” and a cameo appearance by Betty Boop dressed as a hula dancer in the 1933 “Popeye the Sailor” cartoon, the short in which Popeye made his first animated appearance. The four-Disc DVD set also includes the Academy Award-nominated “Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor” and more than five hours of incredible bonus features, including:

* Popeye Commentaries – Including historians, animators and filmmakers
* “Behind the Toons” – These featurettes are in depth looks at select cartoons, characters and creators
* “I Yam What I Am: The Story of Popeye the Sailor Man” – All-new documentary
* “The Evolution of Animation: The History of the Fleischer Studios” – All-new documentary
* “Max Fleischer and the New York Style” – All-new documentary
* Bonus Popeye Shorts – Including “Let’s Sing with Popeye” and “Popular Science”
* Bonus Fleischer Cartoons – Including “Poor Cinderella,” “Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy” and “Superman”

“Popeye is an icon – he represents good and the underdog. This sailor has been integral to pop culture for over seven decades,” said Jeff Brown, WHV Senior Vice President and General Manager, Television and Franchise. “Popeye fans have been requesting the DVD of this illustrious collection for ages and we are thrilled to be releasing Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1, the remastered and unedited shorts for the established fan and those of the next generation.”

Upcoming comics-related books

Doing the Amazon sneak peek, we see these listings (some reported previously, others not). Click the links to pre-order:

Amazing Fantasy Omnibus, Vol. 1
''We Were Trapped in the Twilight World!'' ''I Led the Strange Search for Manoo!'' ''I Come from the Black Void!'' Wow, what a life, huh? All part of Marvel's most amazing fantasy adventures, collected here for the first time! Meet the Man Who Captured Death, the Man in the Mummy Case and the Man in the Sky, one of Marvel's earliest mutant heroes! Monsters both microscopic and megalithic - like Torr, Sserpo, Monsteroso and the inimitable Tim Boo Ba! Aliens, genies, angels, ghosts and more! Plus the origins of Spider-Man and Doctor Druid, if you're into that super-hero stuff. Collects Amazing Adventures #1-6, Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 and Amazing Fantasy #15.
$47.24 from Amazon (reg. $74.99)
Normal cover or
Variant cover



Devil Dinosaur By Jack Kirby
No gods from outer space could beat this Devil! Jack Kirby crossed into a new cosmos with this crimson carnivore and his faithful sidekick Moonboy! Now, for the first time, Marvel collects the King's saga of Devil Dinosaur in his prehistoric prime! Collects Devil Dinosaur #1-9.
Hardcover
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)


Essential Dazzler, Vol. 1
Disco may be dead, but Marvel's dynamic diva never says ''die!'' Beginning as a co-star with the X-Men and Spider-Man, Alison Blaire moved into a world of villains new and old, facing gangsters, gods and Galactus without skipping a beat! Plus: the Inhumans, the Hellfire Club and Project: PEGASUS! World saving, space travel, intrigue and romance in the ultimate disco mix! Guest-starring most of Marvel's heroes, including Spider-Woman and She-Hulk! Collects Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131 and Amazing Spider-Man #203
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)


Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 2
The first part of Spider-Woman's career concludes as her collection of challenges and crises is completed! Some of Marvel's most stupendous scribes set the heroine against Morgan le Fay, the Viper, Gypsy Moth and other fearsome foes, forgotten or otherwise! Plus: the first appearances of X-Factor's Siryn and X-Force's Caliban! But after tearing through a gauntlet of magicians, mad scientists, murder and mystery, what final fate awaits the webbed wonder? Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and the Werewolf! Collects Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97 and Uncanny X-Men #148
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)


Thor Visionaries - Walt Simonson, Vol. 4
Balder the Brave, Thor's brother in all but blood, undergoes his own gauntlet of gods and giants - earning the love of witch-queen Karnilla and the throne of Asgard! Meanwhile, on Midgard, Thor finds an era-hopping authoritarian officer racing him to defeat an old enemy possessed by an even older evil! Plus: Sabretooth and the Marauders! All with Walt Simonson's trademarks: epic sensibilities, godly grandeur and talking frogs! Verily! Collects Thor #371-374 and Balder the Brave #1-4
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)


Essential Defenders Volume 3
The Day of the Defenders first gathered Doctor Strange, the Hulk and the rest of Marvel's legion of loners - but can they survive ''Defenders for a Day?'' If the second team calling themselves Defenders doesn't finish them off, the third one just might! Plus: more non-stop action when the non-team faces team after team - including the Emissaries of Evil, Zodiac and the Headmen! Demons and gods alike threaten humanity, leaving its outcasts to defend it! Guest-starring Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Havok and Polaris, the Son of Satan, Hercules and more! Collects Defenders #40-69 and Annual #1
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)


Captain America: War & Remembrance
Captain America's endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood! Plus: Cap for president? Guest-starring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Union Jack! Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper! The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap's awe-inspiring origin! Collects Captain America #247-255.
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)


Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, And the Creation of the Superhero
by Danny Fingeroth
Hardcover
$18.96 from Amazon (reg. $24.95)


Chance in Hell
by Gilbert Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez's first original graphic novel from Fantagraphics follows on the heels of his acclaimed Sloth from DC's Vertigo Comics in 2006. Chance In Hell tells the story about a little orphan girl who lives in the slum of slums. Nobody knows who she is or where she's from, but her fellow shantytown inhabitants collectively look over her. The three-act story follows our heroine as she is adopted by a decent man who raises her well, and she eventually marries a kind, well-to-do man, only to discover that she can't relate to the good life and the comforts it provides.
Hardcover
$11.53 from Amazon (reg. $16.95)


Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse: The Cartoons and Comic Strips of Edward Sorel
Edward Sorel is widely recognized as America's premier illustrator. But when he wasn't painting covers and doing drawings for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Time, Rolling Stone, and many other mass circulation magazines, he was indulging, over the last 30 years, in his first love—making comic strips.
Sorel's strips are iconoclastic, cynical, and universally excoriating. No target escapes his watchful wrath: politicians, theological dynasties, ideologues left and right, lawyers, publishers, and the usual gang of movers and shakers—panderers, philistines, money-grubbers. (Nor does he spare himself.) Culled from the pages of The Nation, The Village Voice, Penthouse, and other magazines, Sorel proves he is that most dangerous of creatures—a cartoonist with a chip on his shoulder, an inveterate troublemaker, a burner of bridges.
Softcover
$12.89 from Amazon (reg. $18.95)

Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel whistle

Vintage DC Comics house ad

Pop Culture Roundup April 12, 2007

Family Tree, out June 19, is a collection of rare tracks from British cult folkie Nick Drake.

The set includes Drake's own take on tracks like "Cocaine Blues," a number of Jackson C. Frank's songs, Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" and Bert Jansch's "Strolling Down the Highway." It also contains early versions of "Day Is Done" and "Way to Blue" (both from his 1969 studio album "Five Leaves Left"), plus nearly a dozen unreleased Drake originals like "Blossom" and "Come Into the Garden." The lo-fi nature of the recordings is preserved, with audible bits of Drake speaking and conversing between tracks.

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Eric Johnson, who plays Whitney Fordman on "Smallville," is set to star in the Sci Fi Channel's new Flash Gordon series.

The 22-hour series updates the comic-strip franchise and is slated for an August premiere. Johnson will play space-traveling adventurer Gordon, who is joined by companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, they find themselves as Earth's last line of defense against the forces of the merciless dictator Ming.

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Author Kurt Vonnegut has passed away.

Vonnegut's more than a dozen books, short stories, essays and plays contained elements of social commentary, science fiction and autobiography.

"He was sort of like nobody else," said fellow author Gore Vidal. "Kurt was never dull."


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The Beatles and EMI have settled legal differences the could pave the way to downloads of the Fabs' music.

"It seems like it is heading in that direction," Jupiter analyst Mark Mulligan told Reuters of the Beatles catalogue. "The conversation has changed from an 'if' to a 'when'."

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Speaking of Beatles, New York Times Beatles expert Allan Kozinn has more on Neil Aspinall, the group's longtime confidant who stepped down from his position as head of Apple Corps a couple of days ago.

Saying that Mr. Aspinall “has decided to move on,” with none of the usual platitudes about spending time with his family or pursuing other interests, makes it sound like something’s up. Did he suddenly quit? Was he fired? Was there something to the illogical rumors that the Beatles were dissatisfied with the February agreement between their Apple and the computer company?

People close to Apple say that Mr. Aspinall is simply retiring. He turns 65 in October and had heart problems in the 1990s. Perhaps, having spent 46 years at the Beatles’ beck and call, he wanted to reduce his stress.


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Classic "Doctor Who" writer Dave Martin, who penned such adventures as "The Claws of Axos" and "The Three Doctors," has passed away.

Martin may, however, be best remembered as the co-creator of K9, the metal dog who proved such a hit last year when he returned in School Reunion. He's also due to star in his own animated series soon.

Lost clues: "One of Us" ep. 16, season 3

Synopsis:

Juliet joins Jack, Sayid and Kate on their trek back to the crash survivors' beach camp.

Along the way, we see flashbacks relating Juliet's arrival on the island (by submarine) to do scientific research for the Others.

We learn that, for some reason, women on the island cannot give birth. Juliet is working on a drug that prevents the problem and we learn that Claire was part of her research.

Back in the present, Claire suddenly becomes very ill. When Juliet arrives, she tells Jack she can help--Claire's problems are the result of the research she did, and Juliet knows where to find a supply of medications that can help. Jack lets her go for the meds, but Sayid and Sawyer--very suspicious of the Other in their midst--follow.

Juliet is able to administer the meds and Claire quickly recovers. Juliet ends up looking pretty good in the eyes of the crash survivors. However--in another flashback--we see that Juliet is very much a spy. Ben and she have carefully planned it to look like Juliet had been left behind by the Others and somehow caused Claire's "illness" to flare up at precisely the right time. What are they up to?



Clues, observations, speculation:

* What ARE Ben and Juliet after?

* If pregnant women really are in danger on the island, what will happen with Sun? And what about Kate? She and Sawyer got together while captives of the Others. Is Kate pregnant too? Did the Others want her to get that way?

* What's up with the symbol on the tree near the drop point for Ethan's supplies, where Juliet retrieves the meds to help Claire? It's very similar to the brand Juliet received on her back.





* Ben makes reference to Jacob and tells Juliet the Others have the ability to somehow cure Juliet's sister of cancer. Who is Jacob? And how do the Others cure cancer? And, if they can, why couldn't they help Ben?

* Is Jacob real, or just a "Wizard of Oz" creation of Ben, playing the man behind the curtain?

* Where and why did the Others go and when are they coming back?

* It seems the Others want to be a self-perpetuating society apart from the rest of the world. But that's hard to do when nobody can have children. It seems this is why they abducted kids from the plane and why they recruited Juliet.

* In flashbacks, we see Juliet had a relationship with Goodwin, the Other who was killed by Ana Lucia.

* Immediately after the crash, we see Ben asking for details background information on all the crash survivors and later Juliet spouts off deep dark secrets she knows about Sayid and Sawyer. But this information couldn't have come from conventional detective work. How, for example, could the Others know about the man Sawyer killed the night before his ill-fated flight? They had to be spying on him, which means they predicted the crash, or they must have some psychic, mind-reading way of learning about the crash survivors too.

* Juliet is led to believe she'll be taking a flight to the island, but she's actually tranquilized and put on the submarine. We see her, with Richard Alpert and Ethan, awaiting a flight via Herarat Aviation.

* What does Herarat mean? A similar word is Ararat, the supposed resting places of Noah's Ark. It also could mean "her a rat," a hint to viewers that Juliet is, indeed, untrustworthy.

* Or, maybe more likely, Herarat is an anagram for Earhart, as in lost aviator Amelia. Maybe the island's Adam and Eve are Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan.

* Since Juliet only wakes up after the sub has supposedly arrived at the island, is it possible the sub is a fake? That she arrived on the island in some other fashion?

* Note the Dharma-ish, I-Chingish symbols on the sub.

DVD: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection

Due out July 24 featuring 75 remastered, uncut toons:

"The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" features 75 timelessly zany adventures, including eight Academy Award(R)-nominated short features and over one hour of vintage bonus materials including the documentary "Walter, Woody and the World of Animation," behind-the-scenes footage and a full episode of "The Woody Woodpecker Show."

Woody's crazy exploits include encounters with other well-known animated players from the renowned Walter Lantz Studio including Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard. As a special bonus, "The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" also includes rare cartoons from the golden age of animation, with treasures from the Walter Lantz archive including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Cartune Classic and Swing Symphony cartoons. Over eight hours of this rare bird's daffy doings have been digitally remastered for optimum picture quality, making this collection an essential acquisition for every animation fan and classic film collector.

New and upcoming action figures April 12, 2007

Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures

Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:

DC Direct Action Figures


Superman Last Son Action Figures
--Last Son Superman
--Ursa
--Bizarro
--Zod


Shazam Action Figures
--Dr. Sivana
--Captain Marvel Jr.
--Mary Marvel
--Billy Batson and Hoppy
--Captain Marvel

Justice League of America Series 1
Superman
Black Lightning
Black Canary
Vixen
Red Arrow

Superman Vs. Doomsday
Doomsday
Lex Luthor and Robot
Solar Suit Superman
Superman

Batman and Son
Batman
Ninja Man-Bat
Robin and Daimin
The Joker

52 Weeks
Animal Man
Batwoman
Booster Gold
Supernova

Batman Through the Ages
--Box Set

Batman/Superman Series 4
--Batzarro
--Bizarro
--Superwoman
--Batwoman
--Batman Beyond
--Kryptonite Batman

DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman

DC 13-inch Figures
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Green Lantern
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Lex Luthor
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Two-Face
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Superman
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Shazam
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Flash

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 3
--Supergirl
--Batgirl
--Nightstar
--Kingdom Come Aquaman
--Red Son Green Lantern

First Appearance Series 4
--Blue Beetle translucent
--Blue Beetle
--Brave New World Atom
--Warlord
--Brave New World Martian Manhunter
--Brave New World Aquaman

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor

JSA Action Figures
--Mr. Terrific
--Hawkgirl
--Dr. Midnite
--Hourman
--Golden Age Atom 2-pack

Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer action figures
Battle Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Fire Blast Human Torch
Raging Thing
Silver Surfer

Hanna Barbera Series 2 Action Figures
--Captain Caveman
--Fred Flintstone and Dino
--Johnny Quest
--Magilla Gorilla
--Penelope Pitstop and Muttley
--Tom and Jerry
--Yogi Bear
--Flintstones at the Drive-In

Hanna Barbera Series 3 Action Figures
--Fred Flintstone Quittin' Time
--Twinkle Toes Fred Flintstone
--Great Grape Ape
--Huckleberry Hound
--The Jetsons
--Secret Squirrel
--Snagglepuss

McFarlane Lost series 2 action figures
--Crash site box set
--Sawyer
--Jin
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Sun
--Mr. Eko

Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Action Figures

Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 1
--Emma Frost
--Ultimate Iron Man
--Movie Beast
--Planet Hulk
--Banshee
--Hercules

Hasbro Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 2
--Wolverine
--She-Hulk
--Yellow Jacket
--Quick Silver
--Lord Asgard Thor
--Magneto Xorn
--X3 Jean Grey
--First Appearance Storm

Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 3
--Bucky Barnes
--First appearance Captain America
--Marvel Girl Rachel Grey
--Heroes for Hire Black Knight
--Hydra Soldier
--X-3 Colossus
--Astonishing X-Men Cyclops
--Danger

Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Action Figures Series 3 Action Figures
--Spider-Man
--Spider-Man Variant
--Beast
--Beast Variant

Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Series 1 Action Figures
--Wolverine
--Thor

Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody

Marvel Select Figures

Best of Marvel Select Figures
--Grey Hulk
--Thanos
--Ultimate Spider-Man
--Green Goblin
--Mephisto

NECA 7-inch John Lennon action figures
--Color
--Black and white

NECA Grindhouse action figures--Quentin Tarantino as soldier
--Dakota
--Cherry

Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel 8mm movie

Vintage DC Comics house ad



Best DC Comics Sites on the Web.

Pop Culture Roundup April 11, 2007

The Bat-Blog shares a complete set of lobby card images from the 1966 Batman movie.

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Booksteve weighs in on "Shazam" screenwriter John August's doltish comments about old Captain Marvel comics being essentially worthless.

August tells us more recent Cap comics written by "Real World" boy Judd Winick are more instructive in developing a film incarnation of the character than the classic tales created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. I foresee a dull, "serious" movie Cap that's essentially Superman with a lightning bolt on his chest. And it'll probably be as uexciting and crappy as the recent Superman film.

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Has Dial B for Blog resurfaced? The Shadow knows.

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Here's the first pic from the upcoming "Get Smart" film starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.

New Spider-Man 3 pictures











See the Best Spider-Man Sites on the Web.

Lost preview April 11 episode

Read a teaser for tonight's show here. Then come back here tomorrow for a full review of happenings, observations and clues from the episode.

Also see:
The Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.
"Lost" season 3 episode guide.

Comics shipping April 11, 2007

See complete lists:
DC Archives
DC Showcase
DC Trade Paperbacks
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Essentials
Marvel Trade Paperbacks
Upcoming Trade Paperbacks - Graphic Novels


Comics shipping April 11, 2007

DARK HORSE COMICS

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DVD: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Second Season

All 30 episodes from the show's 1965-66 are collected on this five-disk set due out June 26.

You can pre-order it now for $27.99 (reg. $38.99) from Amazon.

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Pop Culture Roundup April 8, 2007

John August, screenwriter for a planned Captain Marvel film, doesn't see much value in the original comic book exploits of the character.

Why I’m not including the vintage collections
DC publishes hardcover anthologies that gather up decades’ worth of Captain Marvel comics. If I were writing a dissertation on the evolution of the Captain Marvel character, these would be invaluable. But I’m not. So every time I read one of these, I’m struck with the same realization I encounter trying to watch The Honeymooners or a black-and-white movie: Wow. Old things suck.

Yes, I know that will piss off the vintage comics fans, who insist that the original incarnations are the purest forms of a character. But what you quickly realize is that old-time comic books were awkwardly written, crudely drawn, and bewilderingly inconsistent with their rules. They were making up the art form as they went along, and today’s comic books are better for the accumulated wisdom.

Vintage fans are free to disagree. There’s a vast but finite amount of comic books to last them through their days.


Great. I'll stick with the vintage comic books then and skip the crappy movie you're writing, John. But the thought comes to mind: If comic book heroes in their original form are somehow not good enough for those writing movies--let alone current comic book writers who feel the need to update and make more "realistic" these characters--why not use your incredible cutting edge talents to create your own, new heroes that matter meet your oh-so-hip needs?

I mean, what's the point of making a Captain Marvel film if it doesn't evoke the whimsical spirit of the Fawcett Comics incarnation of the character? Anything DC did afterwards was either a pale imitation or completely missed the point.

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Speaking of crappy comic book movies, Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich has sued Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and others involved with the recent "Ghost Rider" film for copyright violations.

Friedrich claims the copyrights used in the film and in related products reverted from Marvel to him in 2001.

...Friedrich...accuses Marvel of waste for failing "to properly utilize and capitalize" on the Ghost Rider character. Marvel's attempts to do so, Friedrich claims, have only damaged the value of his work by failing to properly promote and protect the characters and by accepting inadequate royalties from co-defendants. Friedrich also claims that toymaker Hasbro and videogame firm Take-Two have improperly created merchandise based on the characters.


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And here's another case of "why bother?": Screenwriter/producer David Goyer of "Batman Returns" fame wants to use the character of Green Arrow in an upcoming film, in which the hero is "incarcerated in a special prison and stripped of his powers."

"Super Max" begins with a traditional comicbook hero, but the storyline takes a turn as Green Arrow's true identity is revealed and he's forced to band together on an escape attempt with the very villains he's previously imprisoned.

I mean, why make it Green Arrow? Especially, since Green Arrow has no "powers" to begin with? Only the marksmanship necessary to land a boxing glove arrow on a villain's jaw? Why not create you're own friggin' hero? and save on all the royalties, etc., you'll need to split with DC for the honor of using their character in name only? Most of the general public has never even heard of Green Arrow in the first place, so the name itself is no draw.

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Head-scratching news from Beatle land: Neil Aspinall, with the band since its first days first as a road manager and then for decades as the head of its Apple Corps management company, is leaving. Is he retiring? Was he fired? This news release offers no explanation. One thing's for sure, though: If there was a fifth Beatles, Neil is/was the guy--closer to the band members than producer George Martin or their late manager Brian Epstein.

London, England, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 – Today Apple Corps Ltd. announced that Jeff Jones will become Chief Executive Officer of Apple Corps Ltd.

Apple welcomes Jeff, who comes with over 30 years experience in the music business with a brilliant record. He leaves his position of Executive Vice President, Legacy Recordings/Sony BMG Catalog Worldwide where he has been since 1995.

Apple also announces the departure of Neil Aspinall, who had been with John, Paul, George and Ringo for a spectacular 40 plus years, during which he played an indispensable role for the four. He was there since the inception of the band in Liverpool and has meant so much to the Beatles' family for all these years and still does. However, he has decided to move on. Apple as a whole, and each member of this company, wishes him great success in whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue in the future.

Lost April 25 episode preview

Scroll over the hidden text for mild spoilers.

SUN DISCOVERS THE IDENTITY OF HER UNBORN CHILD'S FATHER AFTER
BEING EXAMINED BY JULIET, AND DESMOND ALLOWS AN UNLIKELY FOE TO HELP
SAVE THE LIFE OF A MYSTERIOUS NEW ISLAND INHABITANT, ON ABC'S "LOST"

"D.O.C. - After discovering that all of "The Others'" pregnant women died before giving birth on the island, an extremely reticent Sun allows Juliet to examine her -- and uncovers the identity of the unborn child's father. Meanwhile, Desmond allows an unlikely nemesis to help save the life of a new, mysterious island inhabitant, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.

Guest starring are Byron Chung as Mr. Paik, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail, Marsha Thomason as Naomi, John Shin as Mr. Kwon, Alexis Rhee as older woman, Esmond Chung as Paik's associate and Jean Chung as Paik's secretary.

"D.O.C." was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Fred Toye.


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DVD new releases April 10, 2007

Scooby Doo, Where Are You! - The Complete Third Season

Teen Titans - The Complete Third Season

The Untouchables - Season One, Vol. 1

The Batman - The Complete Third Season

The Streets of San Francisco - Season 1, Vol. 1

Phantasm

How William Shatner Changed the World

The Ultimate Roy Rogers Collection - King of the Cowboys

Hanna-Barbera Storybook Favorites

New CD releases April 10, 2007

CD new releases April 10, 2007

Cassadaga by Bright Eyes

Survivalism, Pt. 1 by Nine Inch Nails

Survivalism, Pt. 2 by Nine Inch Nails

Grinderman by Grinderman (featuring Nick Cave)

Yardbirds Story: 1963-66 by The Yardbirds

Good Life/the Wonderful World of by Julie London

Girls Girls Girls: A Recollection Of Dream Dates - 1955-1965 by Various Artists

Brianstorm by Arctic Monkeys

Back to the Story by Idle Race

Live at the BBC by Fairport Convention

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me by Martin Short

Get Ready to Fly! Pop-Psych from the Norman Petty by Get Ready to Fly! Pop-Psych from the Norman Petty

It Came from the Garage! Nuggets from Southern Cal by various artists

Stand (Exp) by Sly & Family Stone

Collection by Sly & Family Stone

Theres a Riot Goin on by Sly & Family Stone

Fresh (Exp) by Sly & Family Stone

Dance to the Music by Sly & The Family Stone

A Whole New Thing by Sly & The Family Stone

Small Talk (Exp) by Sly & Family Stone

Life by Sly & The Family Stone

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Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 9, 2007

Cartoonist Johnny Hart of "B.C." and "Wizard of Id" fame has passed away.

Later in his career, some of Hart's cartoons had religious themes, a reflection of his own Christian faith. That sometimes led to controversy.

A strip published on Easter in 2001 drew protests from Jewish groups and led several newspapers to drop the strip. The cartoon depicted a menorah transforming into a cross, with accompanying text quoting some of Jesus Christ's dying words. Critics said it implied that Christianity supersedes Judaism.


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Pattie Boyd, former wife of George Harrison and, later, Eric Clapton, has an autobiography coming out.

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Two nice Batman-related posts on Silver Age Comics today: The history of Ace the Bathound and a look at the Caped Crusader's attitudes on guns.

New omnibus collects Marvel monster classics

Amazing Fantasy Omnibus Volume 1

''We Were Trapped in the Twilight World!'' ''I Led the Strange Search for Manoo!'' ''I Come from the Black Void!'' Wow, what a life, huh? All part of Marvel's most amazing fantasy adventures, collected here for the first time! Meet the Man Who Captured Death, the Man in the Mummy Case and the Man in the Sky, one of Marvel's earliest mutant heroes! Monsters both microscopic and megalithic - like Torr, Sserpo, Monsteroso and the inimitable Tim Boo Ba! Aliens, genies, angels, ghosts and more! Plus the origins of Spider-Man and Doctor Druid, if you're into that super-hero stuff. Collects Amazing Adventures #1-6, Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 and Amazing Fantasy #15.
Hardcover, 416 pages.

Click the links to pre-order now for $47.24 (regularly $74.99) from Amazon:
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DVD: Warner announces Cult Camp Classic Collection Vol. 1 - 4

These sets are available for pre-order now for $20.99 each from Amazon. Just click the title links below.

From the press release:

Due June 26 from Warner Home Video, Collectible New Giftsets Feature the Movie on which Airplane! is Based and Performances from Dana Andrews, Joan Collins, Jeanne Crain, Joan Crawford, Rory Calhoun, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker and Lana Turner

Warner Home Video will bring "camp" home this summer with the June 26 introduction of Cult Camp Classics, Volumes 1 through 4. The studio which pioneered genre collections such as Forbidden Hollywood and Controversial Classics has gathered together 12 trashy treasures that will bring hours of kitschy fun in four volumes: Sci-Fi Thrillers (Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Queen of Outer Space, The Giant Behemoth); Women in Peril (The Big Cube, Caged, Trog); Terrorized Travelers (Hot Rods to Hell, Skyjacked, Zero Hour!) and Historical Epics (The Colossus of Rhodes, Land of Pharaohs, The Prodigal).

The Cult Camp Classics Collections boast the very latest remastered versions along with bonus content such as commentaries from actors, filmmakers and historians as well as original theatrical trailers. Colorfully packaged in super slim, eye-popping packaging, each volume contains three DVDs and will sell for $29.98 SRP and the single titles will be available for $14.97 SRP. Order due date for all is May 22.

Key gems in the collections include the original film on which the mega-hit comedy Airplane is based (Zero Hour!), Sergio Leone's directorial debut (The Colossus of Rhodes), a performance by 1956 Playboy Playmate Yvette Vickers (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), Joan Collins' first film (The Land of the Pharaohs) and Joan Crawford's last (Trog).

Volume 1: Sci-Fi Thrillers

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
It's impossible not to have fun with this all-time kitsch classic which, as fans know, is actually about a very big woman with a very bad attitude. The woman is wealthy Nancy Archer (Allison Hayes), fresh from the looney bin and ticked off. Her rat of a husband (William Hudson) has been at play while she's been gone, putting the moves on Honey Parker (Yvette Vickers, Playboy's Miss July 1959) and scheming about the day when Nancy's fortune will be theirs. That day will never come - not after Nancy has an alien encounter that zaps her metabolism into overdrive. Soon, Nancy's size matches her rage. She'll prove that big girls don't cry; they get even.

DVD Special Features:
* Commentary by Yvette Vickers and film historian Tom Weaver
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Queen of Outer Space (1958)
This milestone of movie camp tells the out-of-this-world story of a captain and his men who have landed on a planet where males are outlawed. The good new for them is some women there are eager to break the law! And if that wasn't enough, the man-hating Venusian queen (Laurie Mitchell) aims to destroy Earth once a Beta Disintegrator is operational. But a gossamer-gowned scientist (Zsa Zsa Gabor) and her curvy cohorts eye the men and they like what they see. This film has sets, costumes and effects from Flight to Mars, Forbidden Planet and World Without End.

DVD Special Features:
* Commentary by Laurie Mitchell and film historian Tom Weaver
* Theatrical Trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

The Giant Behemoth (1958)
As in his classic The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, director Eugene Lourie plunges viewers into a thrilling stomping ground, unleashing another Thunder Lizard to stomp on everything in sight. Alarming levels of radiation have infused the water, plants and skies, and a radiated paleosaurus rises from the ocean depths. In its path: London. The giant has the strength to topple buildings (King Kong's Willis O'Brien contributes rampaging stop-motion effects), a stride that flattens cars, a flesh-searing radioactive ray and a ticked-off attitude. Left in ruins on land, humankind takes the fight to the beast's undersea realm, where a two-man submarine crew must ensure the torpedo they fire is dead-on.

DVD Special Features
* Commentary by veteran special effects creators Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett (The Academy Award ® winning visual effects and dinosaur supervisors of "Jurassic Park" provide insight into this ground-breaking stop-motion monster.)
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (Feature Film Only)

Volume 2: Women in Peril

The Big Cube (1968)
The only person standing between a multi-million dollar inheritance for Lisa (Karin Mossberg and her druggie boyfriend Johnny (George Chakiris) is step-mom Adriana (Lana Turner), who refuses to approve the pair's marriage. So the young couple decides to "Cube" momma -- lace her prescription meds with psychedelics -- and drive Adriana out of her mind. It almost works until family friend Frederick Lansdale (Richard Egan) comes to her rescue. The Big Cube is a cinematic freak-out "for camp followers only" (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide).

DVD Special Features
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (Feature Film Only)

Caged (1950)
"Will she come out woman or wildcat?" trumpeted ads for this women's prison classic. There's no question about how the film itself came out. Using familiar but sharply played characters to bring home its reform-minded message, Caged remains a pivotal genre classic. Best Actress Academy AwardÒ nominee* Eleanor Parker portrays the inmate whose transformation from sunny innocent to tight-lipped 'con' provides its focus. As the tyrannical floor matron, Best Supporting Actress nominee Hope Emerson is 6'2" of Grade A malevolence. And an earnest prison superintendent, a sour lifer, a street-lamp tramp, a patsy, a society dame and other types add atmosphere to an OscarÒ-nominated script co-writer Virginia Kellogg researched while posing on the inside as a convict.

DVD Special Features:
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)

Trog (1969)
People call him Trog, short for a prehistoric cave dweller called a Troglodyte. To an anthropologist (Joan Crawford in her final film), he's the scientific discovery of the age - a wild half man/half ape. To others, he's walking death. A grocer is impaled on a meat hook, a car is tossed aside like a twig, a child is kidnapped - all after local resident Sam Murdock (Michael Gough) prods the brute into a blind rampage. In true horror tradition, Murdock's behavior leaves no doubt who the real savages are.

DVD Special Features:
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Volume 3: Terrorized Travelers

Hot Rods to Hell (1966)
Sam Katzman produces this fast-driving drive-in special, whose 200+ credits include Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and Rock Around the Clock. Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain play a straight-arrow couple whose family road trip to a new life in the West becomes a running game of "chicken" with pedal-to-the-metal teens. "These kids have nowhere to go, and they want to get there at a 150 miles an hour," says a cop about the kids looking for kicks in their souped-up Hot Rods to Hell. This is where the cult-movie rubber meets the road.

DVD Special Features:
* Theatrical Trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Skyjacked (1972)
Charlton Heston plays Hank O'Hara, a top pilot who knows how to handle an airliner with ease. But now he faces the unexpected: He's been Skyjacked. Heston leads a top cast in this thriller from the era of big, edge-of-your-seat disaster films like The Poseidon Adventure and Earthquake. John Guillermin (The Towering Inferno) directs, escalating the tension in a story about a deranged war vet (James Brolin) who demands that a Minneapolis-bound flight make a slight detour - to Moscow. All that stands between the terrified passengers and doom is the steely resolve of Captain O'Hara.

DVD Special Features:
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Zero Hour! (1957)
Fish or lamb chops? A wrong dinner selection gives food poisoning to the pilot and first officer of Flight 714 - and that could mean doom for everyone aboard in Zero Hour!, the high-flying film based on a story by Arthur Hailey (Airport, Hotel) and later spoofed in the comedy Airplane!. Dana Andrews portrays the passenger who must overcome the trauma of his wartime experiences to guide the plane. Sterling Hayden plays the flight-control jockey talking Andrews in through bumpy skies. And gridiron great Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch is the stricken pilot.

DVD Special Features:
* Theatrical Trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Volume 4: Historical Epics

The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
Filmmakers often begin their directing careers with works of limited scale. Sergio Leone (Fistful of Dollars) began with a Colossus. Spectacle is king in The Colossus of Rhodes, Leone's first credited film as a director. Sun-bronzed heroes (including toga-wearing Rory Calhoun) battle tyranny. Prisoners scramble for their lives in coliseum pageants of doom. Usurpers connive. Revolution erupts. And towering over all the excitement is the mighty bronze Colossus that straddles the harbor, fighting foes by dropping burning oil from the huge cauldron it holds and firing streams of molten lead from the catapults in its headpiece.

DVD Special Features:
* Commentary by film historian Christopher Frayling
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Director Howard Hawks, who worked brilliantly in practically every movie genre, shows his mastery of the large-scale epic with this gigantic production filmed on location in Egypt. Thousands of extras (9,787 in one scene alone!), magnificently detailed sets (including the pyramid's inner labyrinth, booby-trapped so no one can learn its secrets and live) and vast desert vistas fill the screen and astonish the eye.

There are also human-scale stories -- the Pharaoh (Jack Hawkins) who orders the pyramid as his tomb, dooming untold numbers to unending toil; the architect (James Robertson Justice) designing it to earn his people's freedom; the slaves constructing it of blood, sweat and tears. And lastly, the beautiful queen (Joan Collins) whose greed leads to murder - and a stunning revenge.

DVD Special Features:
* Commentary by filmmaker/historian Peter Bogdanovich, with interview excerpts of director Howard Hawks
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

The Prodigal (1955)
Pagan sect high priestess Lana Turner beguiles a humble Hebrew farmer (Edmund Purdom) away from his faith in this drama based on the Biblical parable of The Prodigal Son. Four sprawling soundstages were filled with opulent sets representing the Holy Land circa 70 BC, and director Richard Thorpe (Ivanhoe, Jailhouse Rock) employed thousands of extras to create an environment rife with all the famine, poverty and unrest the panoramic CinemaScope screen could hold. But the star of the visually spectacular show remains Turner, shimmering in bejeweled gowns that reveal just why she can drive a true believer to the brink of forsaking all he holds dear.

DVD Special Features:
* Commentary by film historian Dr. Drew Casper
* Theatrical trailer
* Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

DVD: Mission Impossible season 2

Here's cover art for this 7-DVD set due out June 5. It's available for pre-order now for $34.99 from Amazon.

DVD: The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries: Season Two

Out as a five-DVD set Due out June 21, this 5-DVD set includes 22 episodes from the teen sleuth series starring Shaun Cassidy. It's available for pre-order now for $27.99 from Amazon.

Twin Peaks DVDs

Twin Peaks on DVD:

Complete First Season
Complete Second Season

Drew Carey Show DVDs

The Drew Carey Show on DVD:

Complete First Season

Flipper DVDs

Flipper on DVD:

Season One

Ironside DVDs

Ironside on DVD:

Complete First Season
Complete Second Season

One Day at a Time DVDs

One Day at a Time on DVD:

Complete First Season

Odd Couple DVDs

The Odd Couple on DVD:

Complete First Season

WKRP in Cincinnati DVDs

WKRP in Cincinnati on DVD:

Complete First Season

Venture Brothers DVDs

Venture Brothers on DVD:

Season One
Season Two

Streets of San Francisco DVDs

The Streets of San Francisco on DVD:

Season One, Vol. 1

Untouchables DVDs

The Untouchables on DVD:

Season One, Vol. 1