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DC Comics Outsiders Vol. 1 Planet of the Bat
Book SynopsisBatwoman and Luke Fox are ready to explore the forgotten corners of the multiverseand a universe of secrets is about to come to light!Batman protects Gotham City from evil. Batman Inc. protects the rest of the known world. But what of the unknown world? What of the ancient evils in hidden tombs and forgotten tragedies from a magic-and-mad-science fueled super-heroic century?Using his fortune, Luke Fox launches a new organization dedicated to shining light into the world's darkest corners. His first recruit: Kate Kane, the Batwomanwho will re-embrace her military background to protect Luke's dream and encounter every bit of strangeness the DCU has to offer. And just wait until you meet the Third Manor learn what universe-shattering secret they've discovered buried under Antarctica. Outsiders Vol. 1 digs into all the forgotten corners of DC's history, the true nature of the DC Multiverseand the forgotten stories that make up its fabric!
£13.49
Titan Books Ltd System Preference
Book SynopsisCritically-acclaimed writer, artist and director Ugo Bienvenu presents a beautifully illustrated graphic novel which takes a dark introspection on the future of the world of the social media. Set in a bright dystopian future, fans of the sci-fi fan genre will love exploring the story of a man on the run for protecting cultural treasures in his robot surrogate.A Black Mirror-esque future-shock satire.In the near future, society lives in a social media metaverse where data storage is at a premium and historic works of art are simply deleted to make space for holiday photos. Appalled by this way of life, an archivist risks everything by stealing and hiding culturally important artefacts inside the robot acting as the surrogate carrier of his unborn daughter. However, he’s soon discovered, and the family are forced to go on the run, with tragic consequences.Fans of dystopian sci-fi will love sinking their teeth into this cautionary tale.
£22.94
Titan Books Ltd The Michael Moorcock Library The Multiverse Boxed
Book SynopsisSlip case edition of the ground-breaking series written by the legendary Michael Moorcock and illustrated by some of the true masters of the comic arts, Walt Simonson, John Ridgway and Mark Reeve.
£39.99
Titan Books Ltd Sword of the Titans
Book SynopsisFor fans of epic fantasy and supernatural battles between gods and demons, this manga will take you on an epic quest, as the young boy Tsuchimaru acquires a powerful sword from a mysterious artisan and joins the gods to fight fiends himself!In a time when gods and humans live and fight together the young boy Tsuchimaru was helpless, a mere child in the face of those mighty struggles… until a mysterious wandering artisan came with a sword they had forged and gifted it to the child, enabling him to take up arms in the titanic conflict!
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd The Official Sea of Thieves Coloring Book
Book SynopsisPresenting the first official coloring book from the BAFTA award-winning videogame, a bounty of nautical coloring and activity pages so that you too can be more pirate!
£11.69
Titan Books Ltd Huge Detective
Book SynopsisSomething HUGE is coming... set in a world where humans and giants live in uneasy peace, two detectives from either side of the divide must work together to solve a bizarre crime!
£15.29
Titan Books Ltd Welcome to Ghost Mansion Vol. 2
Book SynopsisKaoru?s settling into the life of a landlord to an apartment building of spirits, but trouble is brewing as a living tenant comes to stay… one who?s an exorcist! For fans of horror comedy, this is the second volume of the feelgood spookfest!Kaoru can?t catch a break ? just as she?s finally got the spirit tenants of Ghost Mansion settled in, an exorcist moves into the building! Tsuzumi comes from an ancient family of exorcists and occultists but can she put aside her training and live in harmony with Kaoru and her laid back attitude to the legion of ghosts!
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Dopeman Vol.1
Book SynopsisStep into another alternate reality crafted by Ryo Yoshigami, as the Psycho-Pass writer weaves a compelling story amidst constant conflict.
£10.39
Titan Books Ltd Dopeman Vol.2
Book SynopsisContinue your exploration of a dark alternate reality in this seconv volume crafted by Ryo Yoshigami, as the Psycho-Pass escalates the 'doping war'.
£10.39
Titan Books Ltd Outsiders Vol.1
Book SynopsisVampires and werewolves collide in this modern fantasy epic. Step into the city's shadows and uncover the secrets behind the ancient feud, alongside a curious and brave young girl.
£10.39
Titan Books Ltd Caesars Spy
Book SynopsisAncient Rome has never been so visceral! Experience the ruthlessness of the coliseum in this revenge plot between a warrior and a king. From famed French writer Jean-Pierre Pecau and iconic Savage Sword of Conan illustrator Max Von Fafner.
£18.69
Titan Books Ltd Blade Runner 2029 The Complete Series Omnibus
Book SynopsisSet in the world ofBlade Runner, this is the officially sanctioned Omnibus edition of the secondBlade Runnercomic book series and based on the cult 1982 science fiction movieBlade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott.
£35.99
Titan Books Ltd Conan the Barbarian Bound In Black Stone Deluxe Edition
Book SynopsisAn epic deluxe edition of the first volume of Conan comics in hardcover format, featuring spectacular bonus content avid fans are sure to love!CONAN THE BARBARIAN - THE GREATEST WARRIOR OF ALL TIME - is back for a whole new epic saga in search of high adventure and battle. CROM!
£22.94
Cinebook Buck Danny Vol. 15 Air Force One
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£8.54
Cinebook Ltd The Lucky Luke Complete Collection Vol. 4
£37.80
Cinebook Ltd The Time of Pioneers
£10.80
Panini Comics Cursed Princess Club Volume 3
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£14.39
Panini Comics Cursed Princess Club Volume 4
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£14.39
Canongate Books Learwife
Book SynopsisAN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2021'Seductive . . . Gorgeous' The Times'Gives voice to one of fiction's most conspicuously absent women' iWord has come. King Lear is dead. His three daughters too, broken in battle. But someone has survived: Lear's queen.Though her grief and rage threaten to crack the earth open, she knows she must seek answers. Why was she exiled? What has happened to Kent, her oldest friend? And what will become of her now? To find peace she must reckon with her past and make a terrible choice - one upon which her destiny rests.Trade ReviewPoetic . . . Distinctive and compelling . . . Thorp's poignant and surprising narrative allows a character absent from the original play to obtain her long overdue agency * * Observer * *Seductive . . . Gorgeous * * The Times * *Gorgeously written . . . artful and moving . . . a beautiful triumph * * New York Times * *Thorp's vivid debut novel gives voice to one of fiction's most conspicuously absent women . . . Lyrical . . . Thorp's distinctive style is heady and evocative . . . Learwife slots into a strong alternative canon of feminist retellings of classic stories * * i * *Original, intriguing . . . Thorp's novel is beautifully written in rich, imaginative prose * * Sunday Times, Best New Historical Fiction * *The wife of King Lear is given a powerful voice in this haunting narrative of her life . . . The writing in this novel is pitch-perfect: lyrical, imaginative and there to savour . . . Fascinating and heart-wrenching * * Daily Mail * *This vivid reimagining of King Lear's wife shows Shakespearean scholars what they are missing . . . An original and highly accomplished debut that reimagines the life of a woman written out of literary history . . . A fresh perspective on an age-old tale . . . With Learwife, Thorp also joins the ranks of authors such as Pat Barker, Natalie Haynes and Madeline Miller, who have in recent times successfully depicted female characters omitted from myth and literary history . . . Thorp is a stylish writer, who blends old and new worlds in prose that is elegant, rhythmic and innovative * * Irish Times * *Thorp's prose is sweepingly lyrical; studded with jewels, wrapped in rich fabrics, blooming with resonant images: light of all sorts - sun, moon, torches, conflagration; the changing face of water. She finds mystery in the everyday, locates the poison that lurks within * * Spectator * *Tells the story of King Lear's wife in a blistering reimagination . . . A must for fans of Margaret Atwood, Sarah Waters, Pat Barker and Natalie Haynes * * Irish Independent * *The chronicle of love, rage and grief that Shakespeare never wrote * * Daily Mail * *
£9.49
Breakdown Press Ltd Big Pool
Book SynopsisBreakdown Press are pleased to present a new experience in comics - Big Pool by Chris Harnan - a new symphonic work in pictures. Overwhelming and essential. Chris Harnan utilises his visionary range of image-making to pull a universe from the BIG POOL. The emergence of life, the awakening of consciousness, the rise and fall of civilisations. A dazzling journey of discovery and change. A restless dance through a wild array of techniques and approaches, one moment gestural and expressive, another schematic and precise. Big Pool explores the rhythms of complexity, guiding the reader compulsively through the pages, creating a world in which even the most abstract images take on a power and a poetics of their own. It''s a story written in the space between atoms, intertwined with all things, everywhere, always. It''s an experience like no other, so dive in and find out for yourself! This is a co-published edition with Fidele Editions in France.
£19.97
Dalen Eireann Lucas Lufar Jesse James Ropaire Lucky Luke in Irish
Book SynopsisTrue to his Kerry heritage, Jesse James, the Wild West's most infamous rapparee, is determined to follow the footsteps of his hero James Freney. But his intention of stealing from the rich to give to the poor has long been forgotten. Not a single bank or train is safe, and only Lucas Lufar can put pay to Jesse and his gang.
£10.63
Simon And Schuster Group USA Project Riese
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£15.29
Yen Press Cheeky Brat Vol. 16
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£11.70
Random House USA Inc The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn Volume 1 A
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£15.29
Random House USA Inc Sink or Swim
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£11.69
Egmont EHAPA Verlag GmbH Asterix in German Asterix als Legionar
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£17.73
Europe Books THE LITTLE YELLOW HERMIT CRAB BUILD UNIVERSES
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£7.49
Yen Press Mechanical Marie Vol. 2
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£11.70
Yen Press How to Love a Loser Vol. 1
£11.61
Idea & Design Works Brynmore
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£15.29
Idea & Design Works Star Trek Defiant Vol. 2 Another Piece of the
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£19.55
Idea & Design Works Sonic the Hedgehog Fang the Hunter
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£14.39
Seven Seas Miss Kobayashis Dragon Maid Kannas Daily Life
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£10.79
Archaia Farscape Omnibus Book Two
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£40.50
Seven Seas Reborn as a Space Mercenary I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship Manga Vol. 10
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£11.69
Titan Books Ltd Dark Souls 13 Boxed Set
Book SynopsisVenture back into the fallen decaying world of Dark Souls with a collection of the first three volumes inspired by the Award-winning games. From Star Wars writer George Mann and horror artist Alan Quah, ideal for fans of the Fromsoftware game and visceral horror stories!
£33.74
Boom! Studios Memetic The Apocalyptic Trilogy Deluxe Edition
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£42.40
HarperCollins Publishers Beano Minnies Mission of Maximum Mischief
Book SynopsisJoin Minnie for this next adventure in Beanotown, along with Dennis and Gnasher!Bash Street have made it through to the knockout stages of Super Epic Turbo Cricket European Tour of Mischief for the first time in forever, and due to a case of mistaken identity owing to a rogue Gnasher racing onto the pitch, Minnie has just been made team captain! This should be amazing news, except Minnie's parents don't seem to be happy for her . . . In fact, now that Minnie thinks about it, they haven't been happy in a long while.Join Minnie on her mission to cheer up her parents again the best way she knows how: with a Super Epic Turbo PRANK.Will it work, or will it unearth what's really going on?Perfect for kids with parents who are splitting up or just want to read a mega-funny story!Trade Review"Great to see Minnie in her own adventure full of fun and feels – keep on Minxing Minnie, you're an icon for we Minxes everywhere!" – Maz Evans, author of Who Let the Gods Out? “Full of comedy, capers and reassuring messages to children whose parents are splitting up, this marvellous Minnie mission is joyous fun from start to finish.” – Lancashire Evening Post “Channelling all the mischief and mayhem of the Beano, this is jam-packed with jokes, cartoons and, well, beans, all sure to delight fans of the comic. As an added treat, there are comic-style instructions at the very back to encourage readers to produce their own boomic. Great fun for all.” – December Book of the Month in LoveReading4Kids “Minnie is just as much fun as she always was and young readers will love her anarchic behaviour – either alone, or with cousin Dennis – but the story is not all fun and games. When Minnie realises that her parents’ relationship is in trouble, she faces a future that is not what she anticipated – something that many young readers will empathise with and which is tackled very well here. Added into the mix to balance this out though are plenty of fart gags and some brilliant illustrations from Laura Howell to bring the plot to life wonderfully well, creating a great read for Year 3 upwards that will be just as popular in Year 6.” – World’s Smallest Library “It really is hilarious – and features the biggest prank in Bean-o history – but also balances sensitivity around parental separation. This particular story, along with Minnie’s aspirations around her artwork, adds another layer of depth to Minnie and her friends so bravo Beano for making these loveable characters more multi-faceted. A brilliant addition to the Beano world, you’ll love Minnie even more after this latest escapade!” – Check ‘Em Out Books
£7.59
Running Press Hello Kitty and Friends Magnet Set
Book SynopsisDisplay Hello Kitty and her friends on any magnetic surface with this supercute magnet set. - Specifications: 25 full-color magnets featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Keroppi, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and more, as well as a 2-sided illustrated backdrop to build your favorite scenes- Book Included: 32-page mini book featuring a character guide to Hello Kitty and 9 of her friends - Perfect Gift: A must-have gift for fans of Hello Kitty- Portable: Small size allows for fun anytime, anywhere, on any magnetic surface- Officially Licensed: Authentic collectible 2023 SANRIO CO., LTD.
£8.39
DC Comics Superman Kryptonite The Deluxe Edition
Book SynopsisKryptonite. Even beyond Superman''s colorful world of heroes and villains, the word has become synonymous with our ultimate weaknesses. This glowing green mineral spells certain death for the otherwise indestructible Man of Steel--but it''s also the only tangible link he has to his homeworld.But how did Superman discover the one thing that can harm him?In this untold chapter from Superman''s earliest days, a suave, savage crime lord makes his move on Metropolis, bringing with him a strange green meteorite from the distant reaches of space. Now everyone from Lois Lane to Lex Luthor to Superman himself is racing to uncover this new villain''s secret--not knowing that this seemingly inanimate asteroid has a secret of its own...Eisner Award winners Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier) and Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Halloween) present a gripping, gorgeous untold tale from Superman''s early days--his first encounter with the rock that will rock his world forever! Collects Superman Confidential #1-5 and #11.
£22.10
Egmont EHAPA Verlag GmbH Asterix der Gallier
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£17.73
Knockabout Comics The Freak Brothers Omnibus
Book SynopsisAll the Freak Brothers stories, book covers, posters and merchandise collected together in one big volume.
£23.99
Titan Books Ltd The Hole of Tank Girl The Complete Hewlett
Book SynopsisBringing together all the classic Hewlett and Martin Tank Girl comics for the first time in this fantastic slipcased edition with additional material including original art, unseen Hewlett pages, a lost Tank Girl story, and a brand new Tank Girl cover by artist Jamie Hewlett. The core Tank Girl works have been lovingly restored for this major collection, spanning the entire Jamie Hewlett era of Tank Girl. With Booga and the rest of the crew in tow, Tank Girl delights in the sort of marvellous mayhem that made us adore her the moment she stomped into our lives with her sexy boots and sassy mouth.
£56.25
Avery Hill Publishing Victory Point
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£11.69
Titan Books Ltd ATOM The Beginning Vol.10
Book SynopsisThe prequel series to the world-renownedAstro Boymanga and anime franchise by Osamu Tezuka continues with its 10th volume. Six's journey sees him fight a ferocious foe to save an old acquaintance. Fans of mecha fights and anime will find a perfect fit with this action-packed Manga!
£9.49
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The IDW Collection
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£28.80
Panini Publishing Ltd Star Wars The High Republic Adventures Phase III
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£13.49
Marvel Comics Star Wars The High Republic Phase III Vol. 1
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£14.44
