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LOST BOYS #1

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Scott Godlewski (CA) Tony Harris

The stakes are raised in this nostalgic and unstoppable sequel to the '80s cult classic vampire film, The Lost Boys. Veteran horror writers Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, NIGHTWING, Hack/Slash), and Scott Godlewski (THE DARK & BLOODY, Copperhead) deliver a gruesome and stylish return to the bloody boardwalks and big hair of 1987!
Santa Carla, California is on edge. The eccentric coastal town and haven for the undead was finally returning to "normal" after its last supernatural scuffle left the local coven's head vampire dead and gave newcomers Michael and Sam Emerson a housewarming both violent and bizarre. Now the brothers must once again team up with militant vampire hunters Edgar and Allan Frog when a new gang of ruthless, stunning, life-sucking nightcrawlers known as the Blood Belles emerges from the aftermath to collect Michael's love interest and their lost sister, Star.

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

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LAST GANG IN TOWN TP

(W) Ben Oliver (A) Rufus Dayglo, Adam Cadwell (CA) Rufus Dayglo

This title collecting the 6-issue miniseries kicks off in England, 1976: the country coming apart at its flared corduroy seams, a decade after the Great Train Robbery, when British crime has gone decidedly soft in the middle. Time for a new generation of criminals to rise: a band of snotty-nosed heroes driven by destiny and cheap cider, who will strike fear back into the establishment, put art back into crime and crime back into art, and pull off the heist of the century.

RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 9/28!!

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FROSTBITE #1

(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Jason Shawn Alexander

  Long after Earth has entered its second ice age, humanity has learned to cope with the frozen elements. In this cold and bleak future, heat is power, and brutal gangs roam the icy wasteland looking for it. If that wasn't enough, a terrible disease nicknamed "frostbite" is literally freezing people from the inside out. Once you catch it, the effect is instantaneous. There is no immunity, there is no cure.
Until now. Doctor Henry Bonham and his daughter Victoria have found the key to ending frostbite. If they can get from Mexico City to a secret government outpost in Alcatraz, they could stabilize life across the globe. But to do that they'll need to stay alive. That's where Keaton comes in. She and her crew have faced worse journeys before, but never with the potential consequences this one poses if they fail.
A new miniseries from acclaimed writer Joshua Williamson (The Flash: Rebirth; Nailbiter) and artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Empty Zone; BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY), FROSTBITE is a science-fiction action miniseries unlike any other.

RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!

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TWILIGHT CHILDREN TP

(W) Gilbert Hernandez (A/CA) Darwyn Cooke

When a white orb washes up on the shore of a remote Latin American village, a group of children poke at the strange object to see what it is. The orb explodes, leaving the children completely blind. And when a beautiful young woman who may be an alien is found wandering the seafront, she's taken in by the townspeople, but soon becomes a person of interest to a pair of CIA agents, and the target of affection for a young scientist. Collects THE TWILIGHT CHILDREN #1-4!

recommended by erin.

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LUCIFER #1

(W) Holly Black (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Dave Johnson

The anti-hero who made his debut in THE SANDMAN and starred in his own hit series is back in a new series by best-selling writer Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and artist Lee Garbett (Loki)!
As this series begins, God is dead-and Gabriel has accused Lucifer of His murder. Lucifer had motive and opportunity, but claims he can prove his innocence. If Gabriel finds the killer and takes the culprit into custody, his sins will be forgotten, and he'll be welcomed back to Silver City. So, despite the fact that Lucifer just opened a nightclub on Earth and is hiding a mysterious wound, the two brothers set off to solve their Father's murder. Their investigation will span Heaven, Hell, Earth and beyond in this antagonistic buddy-cop noir with an angelic flair.

RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/11!!

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TWILIGHT CHILDREN #2

(W) Gilbert Hernandez (A/CA) Darwyn Cooke

Children will be blinded. Lovers will cheat. Beautiful alien girls will walk the beach. A psychedelic world made of light will present itself to the lucky or the damned. Find out what's making this sleepy Latin American town so surreal.

RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

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UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP (NEW ED)

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Kilian Plunkett

In this new edition of the classic spy thriller by writer Garth Ennis, maverick CIA agent William Clyde searches for the legendary patriot known only as the Unknown Soldier. As Clyde uncovers a tangled web of decades-old conspiracies and corruption, he learns that there can be dire consequences for unyielding commitment to duty. Collecting the 1997 four-issue miniseries.

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When I was a kid, Preacher was my favorite comic and I found this book soon after in my search for anything Garth Ennis related. I had never heard of the Unknown Soldier, nor did I know he was an old silver age character, but none of that mattered as Ennis delivered a tight, action packed, compelling spy mystery that grabs you from page one. Plunkett's art is gritty, grimy and as dirty as the C.I.A. black ops that Clyde unwittingly becomes entangled into!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #2

(W) Toby Litt  (A) Mark Buckingham

From the pages of THE SANDMAN! Neil Gaiman's intrepid dead schoolboys head back to the horror that is St. Hilarions School; the place where they both were murdered. While trying to protect their new acquaintance, techno-savvy sleuth Crystal, from suffering the same fate at the hands of familiar bullies, Charles and Edwin begin to unravel the mysteries surrounding their own untimely demise.

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RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #1

(W) Toby Litt  (W/A) Mark Buckingham

From the pages of THE SANDMAN, Neil Gaiman's dead boys get their own monthly series! As fans of storybook detectives, Edwin Paine (died 1916) and Charles Rowland (died 1990) will take on any and all mysteries - including their own untimely deaths! The dead boys head back to St. Hilarions, where bullying headmasters continue to rule the school. But when they investigate the lingering mysteries of their own deaths, they meet a young girl named Crystal whose tech skills and strange link to the undead earn her a place as a new detective. DEAD BOY DETECTIVES is a fast-paced adventure series that takes us from the bustling streets of contemporary London to Japanese-inspired video games and dangerous worlds perched somewhere between the now and nevermore.

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RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 9/11!!

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BEST OF MILLIGAN AND MCCARTHY HC

(W/A) Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy

 One of comics' most fruitful collaborations gets its due in this deluxe collection of hard-to-find gems from Peter Milligan (Hellblazer, X-Statix) and Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, The Zaucer of Zilk There is still nothing else like Freakwave, Paradax!, Skin, and Rogan Gosh, and this volume is the ideal starting place for new readers! Collecting twenty years' worth of the pair's finest work from Vanguard Illustrated, Strange Days, 2000 AD, and Vertigo.

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Wake up all you drop outs and seekers, the neon psychedelic bible for the next century is here and it comes in a shiny shrink wrapped package fit for immediate consumption!! Forged in the dark, hazily lit corners of bars and back rooms of 1980s England, two art school punks set out to create a new type of comic, one that reads like a drug, injecting you with the pure desire to create--no matter what the form. This is like the first Velvet Underground album...it didn't sell a lot when it came out, but every person who bought one went on to create a band of their own. The fact that it has taken 20+ years to get this material in front of people's faces is a damn crime, so make sure you've got your supplies and get ready to go for a ride!!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

 

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TRILLIUM #2

(W/A) Jeff Lemire

In the heart of the Amazon jungle, Nika, a scientist from the year 3797, and William, an explorer from 1921, struggle not only to survive but to make sense of the mind-bending events that have pulled them together across space and time. The mysteries continue to pile up as Vertigo's new sci-fi epic launches into high gear!

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recommended by erin.


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HARLAN ELLISON'S 7 AGAINST CHAOS HC

(W) Harlan Ellison (A) Paul Chadwick

 Harlan Ellison, science fiction's brightest luminary, has joined forces with multi-award-winning artist Paul Chadwick, creator of Concrete, to bring you 7 AGAINST CHAOS, a graphic novel that is singular, powerful and unpredictable. This extraordinary odyssey of mystery and adventure will take you to the rim of reality and beyond.
In a distant future, Earth is in grave danger: The fabric of reality itself is unraveling, leading to catastrophic natural disasters, displaced souls appearing from bygone eras, and sudden, shocking cases of spontaneous combustion. The only hope for Earth's survival is a force of seven warriors, each with his or her special abilities. But can these alien Seven Samurai learn to get along in time to find the source of the gathering chaos and save all of reality?

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Prepare to journey to realms beyond imagining in Harlan Ellison's version of Seven Samurai, but with a shit load more LSD!! Teaming up with Paul Chadwick, one of the absolute best sequential artists to ever grace the comic page, Ellison crafts a multidimensional odyssey starring a group of super powered aliens who must hold the very fabric of reality together in the face of never ending destruction!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

 

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100 BULLETS: BROTHER LONO #1

(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Eduardo Risso

 BROTHER LONO is a brand-new 8-issue miniseries set in the world of 100 BULLETS! The Eisner award-winning team behind 100 BULLETS-writer Brian Azzarello, artist Eduardo Risso, colorist Trish Mulvihill, letterer Clem Robbins and cover artist Dave Johnson-reunites to tell the story of the baddest Minuteman of all. When last we saw Lono in 100 BULLETS, Dizzy Cordova had shot him through the chest...but Lono always was too tough to die. Now, after the final events of 100 BULLETS, Lono finds himself in Mexico working on the side of the angels. But there's always more to a 100 BULLETS story, so pick up this EXTRA-SIZE first issue to see what's really going on with BROTHER LONO, the cold-blooded killer you hate to love!

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RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

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THE WAKE #1

(W) Scott Snyder  (A) Sean Murphy

​"THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE..."
When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won't take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oilrig where they've discovered something miraculous and terrifying...
Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS) bring their acclaimed talents to this sci-fi/horror epic that explores the horrors of the deep, probes the origins of human history, and leaps far beyond to a frightening future.

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RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!

ZANADU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2/20/13

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ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 04: BORN TO BE WILD

(W) Peter Milligan  (A) Chas Truog

Continuing Buddy Baker's surreal adventures, this volume features stories from ANIMAL MAN #27-37! In these tales, Animal Man becomes trapped in a prehistoric jungle in his bathroom, saves his daughter from the villainous Notational Man, and explores the mystery of the dead birds that seem to be everywhere.

Picking up directly after the Morrison run, Peter Milligan's phenomenal run on one of Vertigo's best titles is finally collected! recommended by erin.

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HELLBLAZER #300

(W) Peter Milligan  (A) Guiseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Landini

It's the heart-rending conclusion of "DEATH AND CIGARETTES"-and the end of Vertigo's longest running series. John Constantine has escaped, cheated, narrowly avoided and even reversed death on multiple occasions over the past 25 years. Now, we will test whether the old boy has one more second chance in him. Don't miss this epic, oversized special issue celebrating everything that makes John Constantine so bloody unique.

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7 MILES A SECOND HC

(W) David Wojnarowicz  (A) James Romberger

Originally published as a comic book in 1996 by DC's Vertigo Comics, 7 Miles a Second was an instant critical success and has become a cult classic amongst fans of literary and art comics. Now fully restored and expanded, 7 Miles a Second blends the gritty naturalism of Lower East Side street life with hallucinatory, psychedelic images that takes perfect advantage of the comics medium.