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Knockabout Comics Nemo River of Ghosts
Book SynopsisIn River of Ghosts, Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill steer their fifty-year long Nemo trilogy to its remarkable conclusion. In a last attempt to lay the ghosts of the past to rest, Janni Dakkar embarks on what may be a final voyage down the Amazon.
£9.49
Abrams Comet Together the Cosmic Adventures of Astrid
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£10.39
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Quick Stops Volume 2
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£20.39
Marvel Comics Star Wars Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 4 Crimson
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£14.39
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Rogue Trooper The Complete Collection Book 2
Book SynopsisThe Complete Rogue Trooper series continues to collect every adventure of one of 2000 AD’s most popular characters, originally created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), this second volume features the work of veteran artists Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire) and Brett Ewins. The hunt for the Traitor General, who betrayed Rogue and caused the deaths of his fellow soldiers, comes to a conclusion, bringing to an end the first phase of Rogue’s storyline.
£21.24
DC Comics DC Finest The Flash The Human Thunderbolt
Book SynopsisThe earliest adventures of Barry Allen return in a new comprehensive collection, part of DC s major new line of collected editions!
£28.80
Titan Books Ltd Conan The Barbarian The Original Comics Omnibus
Book SynopsisThe greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history. This is the legend of Conan!Battle runs through Conan''s life like the blood in his veins. A stint with the mercenary Crimson Company isn''t enough to quench his fury - but perhaps consorting with Belit, pirate queen of the Black Coast, can] Together, Conan and Belit will reave across Hyboria''s high seas and into the dark depths of its jungles. There, Conan will earn his honoured name - Amra - in one of the Cimmerian''s greatest epics] Master storytellers Roy Thomas and John Buscema follow with a saga that brings Conan, Kull and even Red Sonja together] All the while, the struggle to reclaim Belit''s title and lands from the Stygians carries on.
£75.00
Rebellion Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files 24
Book SynopsisThe streets don''t come much meaner than those found in Mega-City One. Only the Judges - empowered to dispense law and order - keep the city from falling into total anarchy. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd - he is the law and these are his stories. In this 24th volume of the bestselling Case Files series, Dredd is faced with one of his hardest challenges yet - dispensing justice in the ''Big Meg''s'' worst sector known as ''The Pit''! Also, the ultimate lawman faces a legendary war robot, when Judge Dredd squares off against the ABC Warrior Hammerstein!
£21.24
DC Comics Birds of Prey Vol. 1
Book SynopsisThe Birds of Prey are back, breaking hearts and breaking faces with the most intimidating lineup in team history including Black Canary and Harley Quinn!
£15.29
Fantagraphics Kommix
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£21.24
Idea & Design Works Star Trek Day of Blood
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£22.10
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Dr. Slump Vol. 6
Book SynopsisRobot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball!
£8.65
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Judge Dredd: The Daily Dredds Volume One:
Book SynopsisFrom 1981 to 1986, The Daily Star ran a Judge Dredd comic strip written by John Wagner and Alan Grant and illustrated by Ron Smith. Appearing in collected forms only haphazardly well over twenty years ago, this is the first time the entire collection has been reprinted and assembled in one volume. This collection contains the daily and weekend strips.
£24.00
IDW Publishing Star Trek Vol. 1 Godshock
Book SynopsisDeep Space Nine captain Benjamin Sisko returns in a new ongoing series featuring fan-favorite characters from across the Star Trek universe. Now available as a softcover with a new cover!Stardate 2378: A bold new era of Star Trek begins! Three years ago, Benjamin Sisko made a courageous sacrifice that left him trapped in the dimension of the mysterious Prophets; now he's returned to his home universe—with powerful, godlike abilities. But his omnipotence is failing when he needs it most. Someone is killing the gods, and Sisko and the motley crew of the U.S.S. Theseus will have to travel to the deepest parts of space to stop them.Star Trek: Year Five lead writers Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) and artists Ramon Rosanas, Oleg Chudakov, Joe Eisma, and Erik Tamayo present a new ship, a new mission, and a lot of old friends! Sisko is joined by Commanders Data and Worf, and Dr. Beverly
£12.70
DC Comics Injustice
Book SynopsisAs action-packed as the video game phenomenon that inspired it, this graphic novel collects the entirety of the third year of the now-legendary Injustice: Gods Among Us saga that sees Superman and Batman rallying forces against each other! There was a great and terrible war between heroes. On one side, Superman and his Justice League with their allies in the Sinestro Corps, who sought to bring peace through absolute order. On the other side, Batman’s army and the Green Lantern Corps. It ended with Superman, wielding a fear-powered yellow ring, murdering Black Canary while the world looked on. But Batman lived to fight another day... and Batman always has a backup plan. Only one force in the world can hurt a Kryptonian wielding a Sinestro Corps ring—magic. Now, with John Constantine seeking his own revenge against Superman, the sorcerer con man is helping Batman add the greatest magicians in the universe to his growing army. With the mostTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US:"Starts off with a bang." --FORBES"An addictive soap opera of larger-than-life characters." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"An entertaining gateway into the new game universe." --IGN
£18.70
Marvel Comics Star Wars The High Republic Phase II Vol. 2
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£13.49
Idea & Design Works Paul Smiths Uncanny XMen Artists Edition
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£102.00
DC Comics Absolute Batman Arkham Asylum
Book SynopsisUnlike any Batman book you've ever read. A psychological horror masterpiece from the minds of Grant Morrison and Dave McKean now presented in a beautiful Absolute edition format.
£68.25
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Black White and
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£16.99
Titan Books Ltd Youre Out of Your Mind Charlie Brown
Book SynopsisAmerica''s most beloved comic strip, Peanuts, is now a major motion picture produced by Blue Sky Studios. Now you can collect the first ten original comic strip collections, published by Titan Comics! This book is a facsimile edition of the sixth Peanuts collection originally published back in 1958 by the Clarke, Irwin & Company, Ltd of Toronto, Canada.A sixth collection of classic Peanuts newspaper comic strips, this time 122 Peanuts Sunday strips, from 1957-1959. The larger format, three tier rather than the single daily strip format allowed Schultz to play with the format of the gag and construct perfect little vignettes - from the challenge of eating a chocolate bar on your own, to the trials and tribulations of baseball and how not to fly a kite. There''s not a page not filled with beautiful drawing and Schulz''s wonderful rye take on childhood.
£6.23
Titan Books Ltd King Conan The Original Comics Omnibus Vol. 1
Book SynopsisCollecting issues #1-19 of King Conan (1980) this 776-page epic omnibus heralds a new era for Conan and features the creative talents of such luminaries as Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, John Buscema and Marc Silvestri.
£93.75
DC Comics The Filth New Edition
Book SynopsisFrom the twisted imagination of Grant Morrison comes a groundbreaking, mind-altering voyage of conspiracies and revelations.
£15.29
Fantagraphics Sunday
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£999.99
Image Comics The Seasons Volume 1
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£9.99
Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Recharged Deluxe
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£48.45
DC Comics DC Finest Events Zero Hour Part 1
Book SynopsisDon?t miss the first half of the incredible ZERO HOUR event, back in print as part of DC?s major new line of collected editions!Welcome to DC Finest, a major new publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!In 1985, DC Comics dramatically altered comics'' original universe with Crisis on Infinite Earths?an unforgettable, defining event in comics history that streamlined the DC Universe continuity. Nine years later, the heroes of the DC Universe found the temporal fabric of their new reality unraveling, and the biggest threat since the Crisis was about to be revealed in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time.As part of the robust DC Finest line of collections, the first half of Zero Hour is now available in one comprehensive softcover collection! From comics legends including Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway, this is an iconic 1990s comic book event, featuring DC?s heroes throughout the timeline!Written by Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, Doug Moench, and More Art by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Jon Bogdanove, Mike Manley, and More From comics legends Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway comes Zero Hour: Crisis in Time. This first of two collections features Superman #93, The Flash #94, L.E.G.I.O.N. #70, Green Lantern #55, Superman: The Man of Steel #37, Team Titans #24, The Darkstars #24, Valor #23, Batman #511, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31, Detective Comics #678, Legionnaires #18, Hawkman #13, Showcase ''94 #8-9, Steel #8, Superboy #8, Outsiders #11, and Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3-4.
£34.20
Penguin Random House Group Star Wars Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 10
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£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Beano Ultimate Dennis Gnasher Comic Collection
Book SynopsisJoin Dennis, Minnie and the Bash Street Kids in this collection for the ages.Celebrate 70 years of Dennis with this collection of favourite comic strips. Packed with over 50 comics full of mischief and mayhem from the weekly comics, this collection is filled with rib-tickling tales for every reader. And there's more! To celebrate the 70th anniversary, Dennis finally reveals the secret of his striped jumper in The Epic Yarn of Awesomeness.
£11.69
DC Comics Joker
Book SynopsisThe Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he''s none too happy about what''s happened to his Gotham City rackets while he''s been away. Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo bring you arguably the most terrifying Joker tale ever written!The scourge of Gotham City reaches new levels of complexity and intensity in these two uniquely crafted stories from the New York Times best-selling and Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo (Batman: Damned, Luthor).He will stand over your body, with your blood on his hands, and I promise you he will laugh. Not because your life means nothing to him. But because death, for him, is the punch line.The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he''s none too happy about what''s happened to his Gotham City rackets while he''s been away. What follows is a harrowing night of revenge, murder and manic crime as only The Joker can deliver it, as he brutally ta
£12.59
Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Recharged Vol. 6
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£12.34
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium Vol. 3
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£102.00
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Victory Parade
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£19.20
IDW Publishing Star Trek Year Five Deluxe EditionBook Two
Book SynopsisJoin the crew from the original series in these epic adventures near the end of their five-year mission!Embark on the critically acclaimed final chapter of the U.S.S. Enterprise’s five-year voyage. The crew left Earth four years ago. Since then, they’ve traveled to strange new worlds, defeated impossible foes, and made universe-changing decisions. But now, with the end in sight, they’ll have to face their biggest challenge yet. Step aboard the Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov as they begin the end of their original five-year mission and boldly go into an uncertain future.This deluxe hardcover edition collects issues #15–25 and the Star Trek: Year Five Valentine's Day Special.
£28.80
DC Comics Absolute Kingdom Come
Book SynopsisPublished to tie-in with the 10th Anniversary of its original publication, the latest Absolute Collection is the classic KINGDOM COME, written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Alex Ross.Trade Review"One of the best comic stories ever told."--Washington Examiner"With art that looks like a hybrid of Norman Rockwell and Jack Kirby, artist Ross has become the preeminent painter of superheroes of his generation."--Publishers Weekly
£68.25
SelfMadeHero Twelfth Night
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£9.49
Little, Brown & Company Soul Eater Vol 4
Book SynopsisThis volume starts off with an immortal Wolf-Man with a demon eye being broken out of the witch jail by Medusa. It is the start of an experiment to test Maka and Soul. Meanwhile, Maka asks Dr. Stein for special training so she can become strong. He agrees, but tells her it is very dangerous - She and Soul could end up never being able to get their soul wavelengths to match up ever again. Maka decides to do it anyway. She and Soul argue over it. Maka wins out, and they go to London (along with Black Star and Tsubaki) for the assignment. There she fights the Wolf-Man, and the worst happens - She and Soul lose their compatibility. Maka can''t even hold Soul any more. But through sheer determination, she and Soul manage to resonate again. Medusa watches the whole thing, observing the effect of the ''black blood'' in Soul and Maka.
£10.44
Faber & Faber City of Glass Graphic Novel
Book Synopsis''It was a wrong number that started it . . .''Chosen as one of the ''100 Most Important Comics of the Century'', Faber is proud to publish the graphic novel City of Glass for the first time in the UK. As Art Spiegelman explains in his new introduction, David Mazzucchelli and Paul Karasik ''created a strange doppelganger of the original book'' and ''a breakthrough work.'' Paul Auster''s Edgar Award-nominated masterwork has been astonishingly transformed into a new visual language.Trade Review"'It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not...'"
£11.69
DC Comics Superman Exile and Other Stories Omnibus
Book SynopsisThe late 1980s stories that led up to 'The Death of Superman' epic are collected in this omnibus hardcover!
£85.50
Beacon Press Revolution by Fire
Book SynopsisBased on the little known real life Slave Insurrection of 1741, this book imagines outlaw fugitive John Gwin and an eclectic crew of renegades as they attempt to disrupt and overthrow the colonial social orderRebel fugitive John Gwin was previously introduced in Under the Banner of King Death and this graphic novel continues his adventures. Revolution by Fire is a hypothetical look at the inner workings of the so called ?New York Conspiracy? or Slave Rebellion of 1741, following the figures who were considered the real-life masterminds of the plot.Featuring an eclectic crew of African-American, Irish, and mixed race Hispanic sailors, soldiers, and renegades, Gwin and his band are determined to capture New York City in their own names and fight the higher class ?wigs and ruffles? wearing white people. Unfortunately for the conspirators, suspicions about an uprising were already in the minds of the Governor and his fellow elites, and the events that followed change the course of everyone?s lives forever.Based on the chapter titled ?Outcasts of the Nations of the Earth? in Rediker?s and Peter Linebaugh?s The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic, the book provides a fly-on-the-wall view of a historical event reimagined, highlighting cooperation among races and classes that transcends the social order of its time?and inspire us today.
£15.29
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Canto Volume 1 If I Only Had a Heart
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£22.94
Idea & Design Works Star Trek HoloWeen
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£16.19
Penguin Random House Group Yojimbot Volume 1 Metal Silence
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£15.29
Penguin Random House Group Star Wars The High Republic Phase III Vol. 2 The
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£16.19
Little, Brown & Company Brave
Book SynopsisStill on high alert about the looming threat of sunspots, Jensen of the art club reaches out to the school newspaper to spread his message. But when Jenny and Akilah discover that Berrybrook''s resident bullies have set their sights on Jensen, the girls are determined to use their positions on the school paper to shine a light on the issue.When a different incident causes a rift in their friendship, though, working together for the sake of the story may be impossible...As the bullying escalates, will Jensen be left to face this fate worse than sunspots entirely on his own??The charming world of Berrybrook Middle School gets a little bigger in this follow-up to Svetlana Chmakova''sAwkward!
£10.44
Titan Books Ltd Hawkmoon The Black Jewel
Book SynopsisHawkmoon returns in this transformative graphic novel of Moorcock's epic dystopian series. Experience the post-apocalyptic future where Dorian Hawkmoon must fight against the tyrannical rule of the Granbretons.
£16.19
Penguin Random House Group The Lonesome Hunters Library Edition
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£35.99
Titan Corpse Blade Vol. 2
Book SynopsisIn this second volume, perfect for fans of zombie and battle manga, the battle of the otaku district Akihabara begins! The zombies are hungrier than ever and Tsutsuki must battle his way to rendezvous with his father!The second volume in Hajime Segawa’s hit shonen manga series, the battle of Akihabara begins! The district is under siege as the defense forces use it as a temporary base to shelter from the zombies! Tsutsuki is determined to reach his father, and with the aid of the legendary Corpse Blade they might just escape… but his sister is still missing, and they must find her first!
£9.49
Boom! Studios Joyride Complete Collection
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£14.24
