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IDW Publishing Sonic the Hedgehog The IDW Collection Vol. 4
Book SynopsisOversized hardcover editions of IDW's celebrated Sonic the Hedgehog comics, including the ongoing series, annuals, and mini-series, all presented in recommended reading order!Dr. Starline is back to his evil antics! But to enact his latest scheme he'll have to get into an abandoned Dr. Eggman base and past an army of badniks! To do that, he'll need the help of some of Sonic's greatest enemies! Mimic, Rough, Tumble, and Zavok are back and badder than ever! Then, Hold on to your chili dogs, Sonic fans! The Metal Virus is gone, but things aren't back to normal. Omega is damaged, and his allies turn to Team Sonic for help. The only way to rebuild him is to trade parts with a mysterious champion Chao racer, so it's off to the races for Cream, Cheese, Amy, and Rouge!But, when Dr. Eggman unleashes his latest attack, Sonic and Tails will have to rely on their friends to help them foil his newest dastardly plan! There's a new kid on the block! And a new... tower? W
£44.00
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Obey Me The Comic Vol. 3
Book SynopsisSHEAR DANGER!Ibuki has ended family squabbles and united the demon brothers! Now the boys can start their journey to a healthy familial relationship. However, the brotherly love is put on hold when Ibuki suddenly faints. They must unite to save their favorite sheep. But a painful choice lies ahead of them... The final volume!
£12.59
Idea & Design Works Best of My Little Pony Vol. 3 Rainbow Dash
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£8.54
DC Comics Batman Battle for the Cowl The Complete
Book SynopsisWhen Batman is missing, who protects Gotham?Following the disappearance of her protector, Gotham City may be too far gone for Nightwing, Robin, Commissioner Gordon and the rest of the city''s heroes to save the day. Amid the fires, rioting, looting and gang warfare, one question rings out from the souls of Gotham''s desperate citizens: Where is Batman?The status quo of Gotham will be established and you won''t want to miss who will win the BATTLE FOR THE COWL!Collects Azrael: Death''s Dark Knight #1-3,Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1-3,Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum #1,Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Commissioner Gordon #1,Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Man-Bat #1,Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1,Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Underground #1,Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive? #1,Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead? #1,Oracle: The Cure #1-3,Secret Six #9
£28.80
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. From the World of Minor Threats Barfly
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£15.99
Batman Bruce Wayne Murderer Turned Fugitive
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£85.50
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Last Ronin Lost
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£22.95
Penguin Random House Group The Complete Kabuki 30th Anniversary Edition
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£100.49
Oni Press,US Soma
Book SynopsisMaya is a comic book artist in the middle of a creative crisis. She's constantly stressed about deadlines and feels like she's not doing the type of work she loves. In between trying to fight her writer's block and doling out advice to her best friend on how to finally land a date, Maya receives an unexpected visitor: Soma, an extraterrestrial alien who crashlands in Maya's living room. Soma delivers a message to Maya, warning her that an alien invasion from his own kind is fast approaching, and he needs her help to stop it!From writer Fernando Llor (Ojos Grises, Subnormal: Una Historia de Acoso Escolar) and writer/illustrator Carles Dalmau (Lucid Lucy, Cult of the Lamb) comes Soma, a science-fiction adventure about creativity and companionship during times of peril.
£15.99
Abrams We Are the Smurfs Our Brave Ways We Are the
Book SynopsisSmurfaroo! The thrilling tales and side-splitting laughs continue with the Smurfs! Featuring three original stories chock-full of Smurfy humor, fun, and heartfelt lessons, the Smurf-ventures continue in the fourth book of this early graphic novel series. It’s time for a celebration at Smurf Village! Sculptor Smurf is creating a masterpiece to showcase everyone’s hard work. But his rude, selfish ways have put everyone in a sour mood, ruining the big reveal. And Handy Smurf is ready to help his neighbors build a better village for everyone to enjoy. But when no one returns the tools they borrowed, all projects come to a halt. And Gargamel’s back! This time, he’s captured a poor Smurf for his nefarious plans! Will the Smurfs be able to bravely band together to save their friend?We Are the Smurfs series:Welcome to Our Village (#1)Better Together (#2)Bright New Days (
£9.49
IDW Publishing Star Trek Library Collection Vol. 3
Book SynopsisDelve into the history of IDW’s Star Trek comics! Discover series you may have missed or revisit some old favorites in Year Four, Year Four—The Enterprise Experiment, and Alien Spotlight one-shots featuring Vulcans and the Gorn.The Star Trek Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every Star Trek miniseries published by IDW! In Volume 3, read a selection of the Alien Spotlight one-shots and the entirety of the Star Trek: Year Four series.First, two series set during the fourth year of the U.S.S. Enterprise’s five-year mission! In Star Trek: Year Four the Enterprise encounters a strange series of planets, arranged to look like a strand of DNA floating through space. The crew can’t help but explore once Spock realizes that the desolate structure once supported more than 800 billion beings in the past. By David Tischman, Leonard O’Grad
£22.95
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. DEN Volume 2 Muvovum
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£25.59
DC Comics Promethea The Deluxe Edition Book One
Book SynopsisAlan Moore''s entrancing fantasy masterpiece is collected in an all-new Deluxe Edition hardcover format featuring the spectacular art of J.H. Williams III.Sophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life forever. While researching Promethea, a mythical warrior woman, Sophie receives a cryptic warning to cease her investigations. Ignoring the cautionary notice, she continues her studies and is almost killed by a shadowy creature when she learns the secret of Promethea. Surviving the encounter, Sophie soon finds herself transformed into Promethea, the living embodiment of the imagination. Her trials have only begun, as she must master the secrets of her predecessors before she is destroyed by Promethea''s ancient enemy. Complete with character sketches, variant covers and other bonus material, this new hardcover collection is perfect for any fan of this incredible series. Collects issues Trade Review"Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, et. al, have transcended the dull routine of ordinary comic books, just as the heroine transcends the lowest "sephiroths" of the Kabbalah. Through ingenuity of form and a willingness to travel to new places, Promethea reaches for the heavens." --Time"Powerful." --San Francisco Chronicle"Awash in references to mythology, literature, religion, and arcania, Moore's intricately crafted philosophical work is a dazzling smorgasbord depicted through equally intricate and varied color artwork." --Library Journal"Armed with an acute knowledge of how comics worked and driven by an affection for comicdom's past, a desire to take it forward, and a dislike of most work being done at the time, Moore raised the bar for mainstream narrative comic storytelling to previously unscaled heights." --A.V. Club
£36.00
Knockabout Comics The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Compendium
Book SynopsisAn introduction sampler to The Freak Brothers for the new reader, containing a selection of the best classic strips.
£10.44
DC Comics Absolute Sandman Volume Five
Book SynopsisTHE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN BOOK FIVE is the latest oversized deluxe slipcased hardcover collecting the classic Sandman stories written by Neil GaimanTHE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS reveals the legend of The Endless, a family of magical and mythical beings who exist and interact in the real world. Born at the beginning of time, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium and Destruction are seven brothers and sisters. These seven peculiar and powerful siblings each reveal more about their true being as they star in their own tales of curiosity and wonder.THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS appears in two versions here: First, as a prose novella by Gaiman with illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano, and then in a comics version adapted by Gaiman’s frequent collaborator P. Craig Russell (THE SANDMAN, FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE). In this tale, a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish p
£85.50
Yen Press Spice and Wolf Vol 3 light novel
Book SynopsisHaving narrowly escaped financial ruin, Lawrence turns his attention to helping Holo find her ancient homeland in the North. But how long can a travelling merchant afford to wander the countryside looking for a village that he suspects may have ceased to exist long ago? When a rival merchant sets his sights on Lawrence''s beautiful companion, though, can Lawrence truly be confident that Holo will remain by his side? Has the time come when Lawrence must ask himself whether his relationship with the Wisewolf is business or pleasure?
£12.34
Idea & Design Works Godzilla Vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II
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£15.29
Little, Brown & Company No Matter How I Look at It Its You Guys Fault Im
Book SynopsisAs her second term of high school begins, a sudden seat change knocks Tomoko for a loop...! And after surviving that trauma, how will she face the looming ''Cultural Festival''...?! Tomoko''s smack-dab in the way of an oncoming term loaded with terrifying events!! Will she make it through unscathed?!
£10.44
WW Norton & Co Contract with God Trilogy
Book SynopsisPublished quietly in 1978, Will Eisner's revolutionary literary work A Contract With God marked the invention of the modern graphic novel, took on a life of its own, and inspired a generation of "sequential artists."Trade Review"Will Eisner is the heart and mind of American comics." -- Scott McCloud"Unlike any other comic book artist of his time, he created mood, atmosphere, and a sense of reality." -- Jules Feiffer"Eisner was not only ahead of his times; the present times are still catching up to him." -- John Updike
£28.79
DC Comics DC Finest Legion of SuperHeroes Zap Goes the
Book SynopsisA major new line of DC collected editions begins with the earliest storiesstarring the Legion of Super-Heroes!This first collection starring the greatest heroes of the 30th century features long out-of-print tales from November 1968 to July 1974, such as War of the Wraith-Mates, The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time, and The Impossible Target, pulled from the pages of ACTION COMICS #378-387 and #389-392, ADVENTURE COMICS #374-380 and #403, and SUPERBOY #172-173, #176, #183-184, #188, #190-191, #193, #195, and #197-203.
£28.80
Penguin Random House Group The EC Archives Crime Suspenstories Volume 3
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£15.99
Titan Books Ltd The Savage Sword of Conan The Original Comics
Book SynopsisThe greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history. This is the legend of Conan!
£93.75
DC Comics Joe the Barbarian
Book SynopsisJoe is an imaginative eleven year-old boy. He can t fit in at school. He s the victim of bullies. His dad died overseas in the Iraq war. He also lives with Type 1 diabetes.
£15.29
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him Vol. 1
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£13.49
Penguin Random House Group Kill All Immortals
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£15.99
Little, Brown & Company Spice And Wolf Vol 4 Novel
Book SynopsisA disgruntled goddess joins a travelling merchant in the fourth installment of the prose series that inspired the New York Times bestselling manga.
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Zot
Book SynopsisZachary T Paleozogt, known as Zot is a teenage hero from an alternate Earth. Jaunting back and forth between the worlds seems exciting for Zot at first, but there are subtle differences in the essential nature of the two planets that take some getting used to. Nevertheless, Zot eagerly takes on Earth's challenges with the most amusing outcomes.Trade Review"[A] wonderful collection...highly recommended." -- Library Journal "Thoroughly charming...the series's thoughtful joy spills over into its airy, bouncy design sense." -- Washington Post Book World "McCloud is one of the major talents in the comics world." -- Sacramento Book Review "Essential...a stunning revelation...the packaging alone is fantastic...It's long past time for a critical re-appraisal of these tender, delicate, overwhelmingly ambitious early stories, and what they tried to accomplish as well as what they actually did accomplish." -- The Onion A.V. Club "A brilliant superhero series that still holds up to the test of time 20 years later." -- Daily News "[S]ure to be a treasure trove for McCloud fans or lovers of intelligent retro comics action." -- Publishers Weekly "[D]elightful...Zot! has aged surprisingly well, and now it seems prescient in being strongly influenced by Japanese comics well before manga was common in America." -- Booklist "Shows that [McCloud] is not only an avid student and chronicler of comics, but an incredibly talented cartoonist...illuminates McCloud's genius as he blends Eastern and Western comics influences into a mesmerizing superhero tale." -- David Gutowski for Largehearted Boy "Honestly, comics just don't get any better than this." -- Gary Tyrrell for Fleen.com "One of comics' best written, and most overlooked, titles...a stylish, often light-hearted, and yet dramatically compelling comic." -- Edge Boston "With a smart-looking trim size and a sharp design that includes cover flaps and a stark-but-beautiful cover, Zot!: The Complete Black and White Collection is an admirable addition to one's bookshelf." -- Comic Book Resources.com "To suggest I was enthralled by McCloud's pop commentary about hope and beauty in the world would be to embrace understatement...well crafted, entertaining and even challenging...9 out of 10." -- Don MacPherson for Eye on Comics.com "The classic retrofit of the post-war comics gestalt." -- William Gibson, author of Spook Country "Zot! is refreshing, lively, and truly entertaining." -- Samuel R. Delany, author of Dark Reflections "Zot! is wonderful...and should please readers of all ages. -- Greg Bear, author of Quantico "Zot! is a remarkable graphic narrative. " -- Richard A. Lupoff
£13.49
SelfMadeHero The Master and Margarita
Book Synopsis A graphic adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s cult classic The Devil arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a bizarre band of acolytes: a witch, an assassin, and a talking cat. Together, they systematically wreak havoc in the Russian capital. Caught up in the chaos are two lovers: the Master, a writer broken by criticisms of his novel about Pontius Pilate, and Margarita, for whom the Devil has his own plans. At once a love story, a meditation on the nature of good and evil, and a brilliant satire of mid-20th-century Soviet life, The Master and Margarita was initially banned by the very bureaucracy it criticized. In this captivating, beautifully drawn graphic novel, Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal bring to vibrant life the masterpiece that has since become the defining work of 20th-century Russian literature.
£11.69
Boom! Studios LumberjanesGotham Academy
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£13.49
Marvel Comics Young Avengers by Gillen McKelvie The Complete
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£27.19
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Black Hammer Volume 8 The End
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£19.54
WW Norton & Co A Contract with God and Other Stories of Dropsie
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£15.99
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Groo In the Wild
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£17.84
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Beyond Mortal
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£16.19
Titan Books Ltd Kamen Rider Kuuga Vol.8
Book SynopsisThe manga adaptation of the legendary tokusatsu show Kamen Rider Kuuga continues in its eighth volume, now including the infamous Kamen Rider Agito! This epic series is perfect for fans of Power Rangers and superhero manga!
£9.49
Fantagraphics Caravaggio The Palette and the Sword Book 1
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£16.99
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The IDW Collection
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£41.25
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Cuphead Volume 3 Colorful CrackUps Chaos
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£9.49
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. DEN Volume 3 Children of Fire
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£27.19
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. The Magic Order Volume 2
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£16.19
Cinebook Ltd XII Mystery 4 Colonel Amos
Book SynopsisColonel Amos is the head of the FBI''s Counterterrorism Division. His current investigation sends him on the trail of an agent of Mossad - Israeli intelligence. The ensuing operation - a joint FBI/CIA effort - will prove to be a difficult one. Not only because of the agent''s skill, or because the colonel and his CIA counterpart Giordino don''t get along, but also because before coming to the USA, Samuel Amos was a founding member of Mossad...
£9.49
Titan Books Ltd Kamen Rider Kuuga Vol. 6
Book SynopsisYusuke Godai returns as Kamen Rider Kuuga in the epic 6th volume of Kamen Rider Kuuga! Godai’s sister Minori will learn of his incredible powers with devastating consequences!The deadly gegeru continues as Me Galme Re’s murder spree culminates in an epic showdown with Kuuga! Yusuke Godai’s sister Minori witnesses his strange transformation into Kuuga for the first time and unable to accept his powers, walks away. The emotionally devastated Godai finds he is no longer able to transform into Kuuga… and how will he protect everyone’s smiles without his powers?
£9.49
Penguin Random House Group Masters of the Universe Forge of Destiny
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£16.19
Idea & Design Works Star Trek Strange New WorldsThe Scorpius Run
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£16.19
Drawn and Quarterly Oba Electroplating Factory
Book SynopsisAn alt-manga legend strikes out on his own, creating some of his most revealing and personal worksOba Electroplating Factory is a startlingly bleak but nonetheless captivating portrait of mid-century Japan in its most unglamorous iteration. Glimpses of the artist reflecting upon his life, his work, and his contemporaries pepper the narrative landscape: a wife teases her husband about a former fling on a trip to the hot springs, a young cartoonist is aghast at the cavalier conduct of his supposed betters, and imperfect men must grapple with the discomfort of their own honesty. Tsuge's stories are studies in staging nature, working to evoke stillness and movement in such a way that renders his chosen setting a character all on its own.Following the breakthrough success of Nejishiki, Yoshiharu Tsuge forges a path for autofiction in manga and changes the cultural landscape of comics forever. Some of his most revealing and personal works were published betwe
£21.25
Cinebook Ltd Lonesome Vol. 4 The Sorcerers Domain
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£10.44
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning
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£14.39
Uncivilized Books The Sickness Volume 1
Book SynopsisA teenager in 1945 is suffocated by post- WWII nationalism. A tireless doctor in 1955 desperately tries to find the origin of a new illness. Though these two people are living seemingly disparate lives, decades apart, they will come to understand that their fates are irrevocably intertwined by a rare, horrifying sickness and an enigmatic figure who follows wherever they go. He is known only as The Man.Confined within their eras, they each race against time to escape The Man and find a cure before The Sickness collapses their worlds.This rich and disturbing comic spans four decades of American history to serve as a reminder that the terrors of yesterday are the terrors of today. A sprawling, ambitious, and genre-bending work exploring the socio-political strife that shaped the nation. It?s the crossbreed of I Love Lucy-era pop culture and bizarre body horror in a historical horror epic.
£17.95
