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JIM HENSON'S STORYTELLER--DRAGONS #1

(W) Daniel Bayliss, Fabian Rangel (A) Daniel Bayliss (CA) Daniel Bayliss, Cory Godbey

What's to Love: We explored the many different myths and legends about witches in Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches, and we're thrilled to rejoin the Storyteller and his faithful dog as they explore a whole new set of stories about dragons from talented creators with beautiful and unique styles.

What It Is: Dragons have taken many different shapes in cultures across the world, from serpents and "worms" to thunderbirds and the classic European firebreather. In this first issue, Fabian Rangel Jr. (Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard) and artist Daniel Bayliss (Translucid) bring us "Son of the Serpent," inspired by Native American stories about the Horned Snake and the Thunderbird.

RECOMMENDEDBY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

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MOUSE GUARD: BALDER THE BRAVE & OTHER STORIES HC

(W/A) David Peterson

Featuring a story by Oscar Award-Winning Writer/Director, and Django creator Quentin Tarantino, and award-winning writer/artist/creator Matt Wagner! The official sequel to Django Unchained in the first-ever comic book sequel ever done of a Tarantino film! Set several years after the events of Django Unchained, Django/Zorro #1 finds Django again pursuing the evil that men do in his role as a bounty hunter. Since there's a warrant on his head back east, he's mainly been plying his trade in the western states. After safely settling his wife, Broomhilda, near Chicago, he's again taken to the road, sending her funds whenever he completes a job. It's by sheer chance that he encounters the aged and sophisticated Diego de la Vega - the famed Zorro - and soon finds himself fascinated by this unusual character, the first wealthy white man he's ever met who seems totally unconcerned with the color of Django's skin... and who can hold his own in a fight. He hires on as Diego's "bodyguard" for one adventure and is soon drawn into a fight to free the local indigenous people from a brutal servitude, discovering that slavery isn't exclusive to black folks. In the course of this adventure, he learns much from the older man (much like King Schultz) and, on several occasions, even dons the mask and the whip... of The Fox!

recommended by erin.

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HAWKEN: MELEE #5

(W/A) Nathan Fox

In this final issue, get ready for fastpaced, madcap action as a savant mechanical genius is chased by a cabal of corporate gangsters who are after her hightech secret weapon designs! Featuring a story and art by Nathan Fox (DMZ) and a cover by Bengal!

Once again I am drawn into the strange world of Hawken due to an amazing artist being allowed to write and draw what is sure to be an full boar issue of cybernetic action! Nathan Fox, the genius artist behind the bio-punk masterpiece, 'Fluorescent Black,' brings his pope-esque style to the world of mechs and corporate espionage, but with an injection of adrenaline, heart and roughness that has been missing from Pope's books for the past few years. Fox is one of the best guys not doing regular comix and I for one am overjoyed to see him come back to the fold!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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WILL O THE WISP HC

(W) Tom Hammock (A) Megan Hutchinson

After her parents' accidental death by mushroom poisoning, young Aurora Grimeon is sent to live with her estranged grandfather on Ossuary Isle, deep in the southern swamps. Joined by her grandfather's pet raccoon Missy, Aurora explores the fog-covered island of graves. Along the way, she meets its sinister residents who care for the tombstones and mausoleums, living out their lives by the strange rules of Hoodoo magic. When ghostly things start happening out in the swamp and island residents start disappearing, Aurora thrusts herself into the middle of the mystery, uncovering secrets that might be better left buried.

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 12/18!!

HAWKEN MELEE #2

(W/A) Jim Mahfood

Hi-action mech combat from the world of HAWKEN, the award-winning online video game! This issue is written and illustrated by street-funk, fan-favorite artist Jim Mahfood, spreading a madcap, cautionary tale of celebrity arrogance in the midst of heavy metal corporate warfare entitled 'Friendly Fire'! Featuring cover art by Jock!

From the funkiest white man to ever hold a pencil (w/Jim Rugg firmly in 2nd place) Mr. FOOD1 himself comes the balls to the wall, scratchy ink splattered tale of one Mech pilot's life altering trek across the desolate battlefield of nextGEN conflict!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

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MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 03: BLACK AXE

(W/A) David Peterson

 This is the third collected volume in the continuing saga of the Eisner Award-winning and critically acclaimed fantasy comic series, Mouse Guard, serving as a prequel to the two previous volumes. Set in 1115, this is the story of how the Guardmouse Celanawe's paw first touched the legendary weapon, the Black Axe. The arrival of distant kin takes Celanawe on an adventure that will carry him across the sea to uncharted waters and lands, all while unraveling the legend of Farrer, the blacksmith who forged the mythic axe. This hardcover collection will include an epilogue, pinups, a 22-page section of maps, guide pages, and cutaways, as well as reprinting the 2010 Free Comic Book Day story as a prologue to the tale.

recommended by erin.

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MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD 2 #1

(W/A) David Peterson and Various

 The 2011 Eisner Award winner for best anthology is back with a second volume! In the mouse tavern the June Alley Inn, a new round of storytelling begins between the patrons. Their goal is to be declared the best story of the night in hopes of having their outstanding debt to the barmaid forgiven. Legends of the Guard continues the tradition of featuring handpicked artists and storytellers by series creator David Petersen. This issue features Stan Sakai (Usagi Yokimbo), Ben Caldwell (The Dare Detectives!), and the Awakening team of Nick Tapalansky and Alex Eckman-Lawn!

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

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LOST VEGAS #1

(W) Jim McCann  (A) Janet Lee

The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JIM McCANN?& JANET LEE reunite to create a universe filled with intrigue as one gambler-turned-slave has 24 hours to go all in and pull off the greatest heist the universe has seen.
WELCOME TO LOST VEGAS! Aboard this luxurious casino-filled traveling space-station you will find the highest stakes games from every corner of every planet, unheard-of winnings, and the greatest attractions anywhere!

RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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CURSED PIRATE GIRL HC

(W/A) Jeremy Bastian

Adventures on and under the high seas lead a cursed pirate girl to encounter mythic creatures, gnarled and crusty pirates, and ghostly apparitions as she tries to find her lost father, one of the dreaded Pirate Captains of the mythical Omerta Seas. A whimsical swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers, starting in Port Elisabeth, Jamaica in the year 1728, and quickly heading across-and beneath-the waves. The first three issues are collected with an all-new epilogue.

Break out your magnifying glasses because one of the most sought after, damn near impossible to find comics of last year is finally collected as it was meant to be seen in a handsome hardcover book! Seriously, the art in this book is so intricately detailed that it is a wonder Bastian finished it before going blind! Capturing the pure essence of what most fantasy books are missing these days, Bastian has created an intricate world of wonder where every ship, every treasure trove, every secret map is a gateway to the endless caverns of a child's imagination. RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!