12/01/2012: New arrivals: this week's new graphic novels!

ALPHA FLIGHT BY PAK AND VAN LENTE PREM HC VOL 01

EXPLODING OUT OF FEAR ITSELF! ALPHA FLIGHT HAS LONG BEEN THE PROTECTOR OF AN ENTIRE NATION - BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT NATION NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED FROM ITSELF? SASQUATCH, SNOWBIRD, NORTHSTAR AND AURORA HAVE BEEN JOINED BY THEIR REVIVED ALLIES GUARDIAN, VINDICATOR, SHAMAN AND MARRINA. BUT AS FEAR ITSELF TAKES OVER, THEIR OWN COUNTRY TURNS ON THE FLIGHT AND BRANDS THEM TRAITORS FOR THE SHOCKING ACTIONS OF ONE OF THEIR CLOSEST ALLIES. AS THE BORDERS CLOSE AND AN ENTIRE NATION HUNTS THEM DOWN, WILL THE NEWLY REUNITED ALPHA FLIGHT SURVIVE? COLLECTING ALPHA FLIGHT (2011) #0.1 AND #1-4.

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ALPHA FLIGHT BY PAK AND VAN LENTE PREM HC VOL 01


AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 02

ONE OF THE GREATEST SECRETS IN MARVEL HISTORY IS LAID BARE - AND IT JUST MAY REIGNITE THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN TONY STARK AND STEVE ROGERS! THE ILLUMINATI THOUGHT THEIR DAYS AS THE WORLD'S PROTECTORS WERE OVER - UNTIL THE HOOD ESCAPED FROM PRISON AND EMBARKED ON A QUEST TO GATHER THE ALL-POWERFUL INFINITY GEMS, WHICH THE SUPER-SECRET BRAIN TRUST HAD TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFEGUARDING. NOW, IRON MAN, PROFESSOR X, MR. FANTASTIC, THE SUB-MARINER, DR. STRANGE AND BLACK BOLT WILL FACE A RECKONING LIKE NEVER BEFORE WHEN STEVE ROGERS LEARNS OF THEIR YEARS-LONG SUBTERFUGE. WILL EVEN THE COMBINED MIGHT OF THE AVENGERS, NEW AVENGERS, SECRET AVENGERS AND ILLUMINATI BE ENOUGH TO TAKE DOWN A COSMICALLY POWERED HOOD? AND DID SOMEBODY SAY 'THANOS'? PLUS: WHAT IS THE MYSTERY OF THE SPACEKNIGHT? COLLECTING AVENGERS (2010) #7-12 AND #12.1.

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AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 02


BATMAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS HC

Written by BRUCE JONES Art and cover by SAM KIETH In this original graphic novel, Batman meets his foe The Mad Hatter for the very first time - landing The Dark Knight in a Wonderland he could never have imagined, hot on the heels of a white rabbit. But is this strange place real or a hallucination? Robin and Alfred believe he's deep in delirium - but if that's the case, how does he manage to resolve several mysteries that have plagued Gotham City for decades... This fantastic tale is spun by renowned comics writer Bruce Jones (THE INCREDIBLE HULK) with surreal art by Sam Kieth (THE MAXX, BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM - MADNESS, LOBO).

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BATMAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS HC


BEFORE THE INCAL CLASSIC COLL DLX HC (MR)

The prequel to Moebius and Jodorowsky's masterpiece The Incal, this story cycle recounts the youth of John Difool and the adventures that propelled him into his encounter with the mighty artifact known as the Incal. Before the Incal is compiled for the first time into a single volume and is presented in a deluxe limited and numbered collector's edition.

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BEFORE THE INCAL CLASSIC COLL DLX HC (MR)


BLUE ESTATE TP VOL 02 (MR)

story VIKTOR KALVACHEV & ANDREW OSBORNE art VIKTOR KALVACHEV, TOBY CYPRESS, NATHAN FOX, TOM COKER, PAUL MAYBURY, ANDREW ROBINSON, MARLEY ZARCONE. cover & colors VIKTOR KALVACHEV The stakes increase and the body count rises when a pair of underachieving sons on opposite sides of the law betray their powerful fathers, triggering paranoia, chaos, and a deadly case of Dexter obsession in the second volume of the BLUE ESTATE saga. Killers battle, schemes unravel, assassins get deployed and garden gnomes are destroyed as the supercool Hollywood crime series reloads in this bonus-packed new trade paperback collection! Collects BLUE ESTATE #5-8 'BLUE ESTATE takes the best of Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, but remains unabashedly original.' - USA Today

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BLUE ESTATE TP VOL 02 (MR)


DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BATTLE OF TULL PREM HC

IN A SALOON IN THE TOWN OF TULL, THE LAST GUNSLINGER IS APPROACHED BY A BIZARRE FIGURE THAT HAS A MESSAGE FOR HIM. THE MESSAGE IS TERRIFYING. WHAT'S WORSE, IT IS DELIVERED BY A DEAD MAN NAMED NORT WHOSE CORPSE WAS ANIMATED TO SERVE THIS VERY PURPOSE. AND THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE HORRORS AWAITING THE GUNSLINGER IN THIS STRANGE PLACE DEEP WITHIN MID-WORLD AS ROLAND DESCHAIN CONTINUES HIS QUEST FOR THE MAN IN BLACK THAT HAS BECOME HIS OBSESSION. COLLECTING DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE BATTLE OF TULL #1-5.

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DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BATTLE OF TULL PREM HC


FEAR ITSELF AVENGERS PREM HC

THE GOD OF FEAR HAS COME TO EARTH, AND THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN IT AND WORLD DOMINATION ARE?EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES! CAN THE AVENGERS POSSIBLY PREVAIL AGAINST AN EVIL OLDER THAN TIME ITSELF? OR WILL EVEN THE STRONGEST HEROES ON THE PLANET FALL? IT WON'T TAKE SOME OF THE AVENGERS TO FIGHT THE MADNESS OF FEAR ITSELF - IT WILL TAKE ALL OF THEM! THE NEW AVENGERS AND AVENGERS JOIN FORCES IN THE FACE OF TRUE FEAR! AND WHO WILL JOIN THE NEW AVENGERS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER? STAY TUNED, TRUE BELIEVER! PLUS: AMID THE ASHES OF WHAT'S LEFT OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, AND DURING THE BOMBASTIC BATTLES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK, A NEW AVENGERS ROMANCE BLOSSOMS. COLLECTING AVENGERS (2010) #13-17 AND NEW AVENGERS (2010) #14-16.

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FEAR ITSELF AVENGERS PREM HC


FEAR ITSELF GHOST RIDER PREM HC

THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE GETS A NEW LEASE ON DEATH! THE HOTTEST, MOST ROCKING THING ON TWO WHEELS RETURNS! WITNESS THE VIOLENT BIRTH OF THE NEW GHOST RIDER - COME TO CLEANSE THE EARTH IN A FIRESTORM OF BLOOD, OIL AND VENGEANCE! JOHNNY BLAZE HAS BEEN CHAINED TO HELL LONG ENOUGH. WITH THE WORLD THROWN INTO CHAOS IN THE EVENTS OF FEAR ITSELF, HE'S GIVEN A CHANCE TO RID HIMSELF OF THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE FOREVER - AND HE TAKES IT. THE CURSE IS PASSED ONTO A NEW HOST, BUT BLAZE HAS NO IDEA WHAT NIGHTMARES HIS ACTION HAS WROUGHT UPON THE WORLD. WILL THE NEW SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE BRING US SALVATION - OR SEND THIS WORLD OF SINNERS TO A FLAMING DEATH? COLLECTING GHOST RIDER (2011) #0.1 AND #1-5.

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FEAR ITSELF GHOST RIDER PREM HC


FLASH TP VOL 01 THE DASTARDLY DEATH OF THE ROGUES

The Fastest Man Alive must solve the murder of one of his greatest foes and protect his other foes from an elusive killer in this title collection THE FLASH #1-6 and THE FLASH SECRET FILES 2010! Racing out of BLACKEST NIGHT, The Flash returns to his life in Central City - but when one of his Rogues Gallery of foes turns up murdered under mysterious circumstances, it's up to The Fastest Man Alive to solve this bizarre crime and protect those who are targeted by the killer.

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FLASH TP VOL 01 THE DASTARDLY DEATH OF THE ROGUES


FUBAR II EMPIRE O/T RISING DEAD (MR)

The indie smash hit is back with its second stand alone volume. From the harbors of Hawaii to the streets of Tokyo this zombie Kamikaze smashing epic, FUBAR II: Empire of the Rising Dead follows a full blown zombie outbreak in the middle of the Pacific theater of World War II as the Allies come face to face with the walking dead - again!

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FUBAR II EMPIRE O/T RISING DEAD (MR)


GHOST RIDER BY DANIEL WAY ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP

ONCE UPON A TIME, JOHNNY BLAZE MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL - AND TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE BUT HIS OWN, HE GOT SHAFTED. NOW TRAPPED IN HELL, WITH THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE BONDED TO HIS IMMORTAL SOUL AND WEIGHING HIM DOWN, JOHNNY MAY HAVE FINALLY FOUND A WAY OUT. BUT AT WHAT COST? FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL TO THE GLITTERING SPIRES OF HEAVEN, THE GHOST RIDER RIDES AGAIN, BLAZING NEW TRAILS AND DISPENSING FIERY VENGEANCE IN HIS WAKE. THE DEMONIC TEAM OF DANIEL WAY, MARK TEXEIRA AND JAVIER SALTARES REUNITE TO PUT OL' FLAMEHEAD BACK IN THE SADDLE WHERE HE BELONGS. READY OR NOT, HERE HE COMES! COLLECTING GHOST RIDER #1-19.

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GHOST RIDER BY DANIEL WAY ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP


GHOST RIDER OFF INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE FROM HIS EARLIEST APPEARANCES TO THE PRESENT DAY! THIS FACT-PACKED VOLUME CHRONICLES EVERY CHARACTER, TEAM, PLACE AND PIECE OF EQUIPMENT - AND PROVIDES VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THINGS GHOST RIDER! COLLECTING THE GHOST RIDER MATERIAL FROM WOLVERINE, PUNISHER & GHOST RIDER: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-6.

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GHOST RIDER OFF INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP


HELLRAISER TP VOL 02 (MR)

One of the greatest horror franchises of all time returns, now under the control of its original creator! Witness Barker continue his long-awaited return as he tells a new chapter in the series' official continuity - a trajectory that will forever change the Cenobites - and Pinhead! So prepare your soul for an epic journey into horror from one of the medium's greatest voices, and starring one of the medium's greatest characters, in an unforgettable new chapter of Hellraiser. Collects issues #5-8.

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HELLRAISER TP VOL 02 (MR)


INFESTATION HC

IDW's first-ever mega event is collected in this hard cover collection as something goes horribly awry in the IDW universe: a dimensions-spanning zombie outbreak of epic proportions, which threatens to tear many of IDW's biggest realities asunder! The infestation spreads through the TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, STAR TREK, and GHOSTBUSTERS universes. Zombie apocalypse looms and the remaining members of CVO are running out of options...

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INFESTATION HC


INVINCIBLE TP VOL 15 GET SMART

story ROBERT KIRKMAN art by RYAN OTTLEY cover by RYAN OTTLEY & JOHN RAUCH Mark Grayson finds himself at a crossroads: Is fighting battles head-on always the best solution to the world's greatest threats, or is there a better way? Collects INVINCIBLE #85-90

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INVINCIBLE TP VOL 15 GET SMART


MYSTIC TENTH APPRENTICE TP

EISNER AWARD-NOMINATED WRITER G. WILLOW WILSON (AIR, SUPERMAN, CAIRO) AND SUPERSTAR ARTIST DAVID LOPEZ (HAWKEYE/MOCKINGBIRD, CATWOMAN) JOIN FORCES TO BRING YOU THE STORY OF TWO SEEMINGLY ORDINARY ORPHAN GIRLS WHOSE LIVES ARE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BY MAGIC. ONE OF THEM WILL FIND HERSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING THE WORLD - AND THE OTHER WILL BECOME HER MORTAL ENEMY! COLLECTING MYSTIC (2011) #1-4.

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MYSTIC TENTH APPRENTICE TP


PHANTOM DETECTIVE JUN 1938 REPLICA ED

Before Superman, before Batman and Captain America, taking on those criminals of the 1930s the Phantom Detective fights for justice!

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PREACHER HC BOOK 06 (MR)

Written by GARTH ENNIS Art by STEVE DILLON and JOHN MCCREA Cover by GLENN FABRY In this final PREACHER hardcover, Jesse Custer makes amends with his girlfriend, Tulip, then seeks revenge against his former friend and compatriot Cassidy for the things the Irish vampire did to her when they both believed the Preacher to be dead. Collecting #55-60 plus the special PREACHER: TALL IN THE SADDLE.

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PREACHER HC BOOK 06 (MR)


SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 03

THE MAN BENEATH THE MASK MAY LOOK LIKE PETER PARKER, BUT HIS NAME'S BEN REILLY, THE FORMER SCARLET SPIDER AND BRAND-SPANKING-NEW SPIDER-MAN! BUT THAT TYPICAL PARKER LUCK ISN'T SHY WHEN IT COMES TO NOVICES, AS BEN FINDS OUT WHEN HE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE WEB-SLINGER'S MOST PSYCHOTIC FOE: CARNAGE! IN THE MEANTIME, PETER AND MJ FACE SOME MAJOR LIFE CHANGES, INCLUDING THE SHOCKING LOSS OF PETER'S SPIDER-POWERS! COLLECTING AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1962) #409-410, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #2-3, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #231-233, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #66-67, SPIDER-MAN: THE FINAL ADVENTURE #1-4, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #2 AND SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #11.

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SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 03


SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND HC

START WEBBING THE NEWS! NEW YORK CITY IS INFESTED, AND EIGHT MILLION NORMAL PEOPLE HAVE GAINED SPIDER-POWERS! BUT NOT ALL OF THEM REALIZE THAT WITH GREAT POWER, THERE MUST ALSO COME¿YOU KNOW THE REST. OK, SURE, WE OFTEN SAY PETER PARKER'S LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. BUT LISTEN, PAL, WE'VE NEVER BEEN MORE SERIOUS. THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR PETE, FOR SPIDEY - AND POSSIBLY FOR YOU! AS THE BRILLIANTLY FEARSOME JACKAL RISES FROM THE PAST AND BEGINS ORGANIZING AN ARMY OF SPIDER-POWERED SOLDIERS, HOW CAN THE HEROES OF NYC HOPE TO CONTAIN MILLIONS OF WALL-CRAWLING NEW YORKERS? PLUS: A DANGEROUS NEW ROLE FOR VENOM - AND, NEARLY 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING, THE STORY THAT MUST BE READ: J. JONAH JAMESON: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAYOR?! COLLECTING AMAZING?SPIDER-MAN (1963) #666-673, VENOM (2011) #6-8, SPIDER-ISLAND: DEADLY FOES, MATERIAL FROM SPIDER-ISLAND SPOTLIGHT AND THE INFESTED PROLOGUES FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #659-660 AND #662-665.

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SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND HC


STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 11 WAR

John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), and Brad Anderson (C) It's an all-out war as the Sith emperor returns from the dead-stronger, more evil, more determined, and prepared to unleash a new secret weapon upon the galaxy! Roan Fel's loyalist Imperials, the Galactic Alliance, and the Jedi are all on the defensive-reeling from the attacks by the unified Sith. But Cade Skywalker has his own plans for this war-all this time spent running from his legacy has finally shown him that he can't run . . . and he must stand alone against Darth Krayt! Collects the six-issue miniseries.

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STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 11 WAR


TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS TP VOL 02

The historic comic book roots of THE TRANSFORMERS are re-presented for maximum Cybertronian enjoyment. Collecting issues from the original run, rejoin OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON and their competing factions as their war stretches across the cosmos. Freshly re-mastered and re-colored, these stories are accompanied by an in-depth introduction as well as select issue notes by Mark W. Bellomo.

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UNWRITTEN TP VOL 05 ON TO GENESIS (MR)

In this new title collecting issues #24-30, Tom heads to New York, where the worldly goods of Wilson Taylor are being auctioned off - and the only thing more dangerous than the other bidders is the auctioneer. Then, Tom goes to extreme measures to learn about his father's activities in the Golden Age of comic books!

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UNWRITTEN TP VOL 05 ON TO GENESIS (MR)


WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS BROKEN QUARANTINE PREM HC

COLLECTING WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #7-12.

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WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS CONTAGION TP

WITH HIS UNBREAKABLE, ADAMANTIUM-LACED BONES AND CLAWS, AND SEEMINGLY LIMITLESS RECUPERATIVE POWERS, WOLVERINE IS VIRTUALLY UNKILLABLE - AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST FIGHTERS. BUT IT'S THAT SAME HEALING FACTOR THAT MAKES HIM A TARGET FOR WINDSOR, A WALKING DISEASE FACTORY WHO EMPLOYS A SMALL ARMY OF HEALERS AND IMMORTALS. NOW, TO TEST THE LIMITS OF WOLVERINE'S HEALING ABILITIES, THESE VAMPIRES, DEMI-GODS AND MADMEN WILL PUSH LOGAN TO THE LIMITS OF HIS ENDURANCE IN WAYS MORE GRUESOME THAN HE'S EVER ENCOUNTERED. THESE KILLERS MIGHT HAVE POWERS SIMILAR TO WOLVERINE'S, BUT ONLY ONE CAN BE THE BEST THERE IS. COLLECTING WOLVERINE: THE BEST THERE IS #1-6.

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WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS CONTAGION TP


X-MEN BY CLAREMONT AND LEE OMNIBUS HC VOL 02

Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & MORE Penciled by JIM LEE & MORE Covers by JIM LEE X-Men superstars Chris Claremont and Jim Lee bring their legendary run to an earth-shattering crescendo! The X-Men are shanghaied into outer space to outwit a Skrull infiltration and return Princess Lilandra to the throne - while back on Earth, X-Factor must contend with the return of Apocalypse and the loss of Cyclops' son, Nathan Christopher! Then, both teams unite to face the menace of the Shadow King, leading into an all-new era as the X-Men evolve once again - becoming more than merely Uncanny! And they'll need to be in full fighting form when Magneto gains a cult following, Omega Red returns to menace Wolverine, the time-traveling Bishop joins the team, and the alien Brood assimilate Ghost Rider! All this and Mojo, too - or is it Mojo II? - as the X-Men's most iconic creators catapult the team into the 1990s! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #273-280, X-FACTOR (1986) #63-70, GHOST RIDER (1990) #26-27, and X-MEN (1991) #1-9 and material from #10-11. 880 PGS./Rated A

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X-MEN BY CLAREMONT AND LEE OMNIBUS HC VOL 02


YOUNG JUSTICE TP VOL 01

In these stories from YOUNG JUSTICE #0-6, the team takes on The Joker, meets Snapper Carr and trades campfire tales of past battles alongside their crimefighter mentors.

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YOUNG JUSTICE TP VOL 01