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London, Titan Books 2004, cm.17x26, pp.144, paperback. Bad Rap continues this thrilling new Titan series and also includes extra story pages, photo gallery and interviews with series cast members!

Milwaukie, Dark Horse Comics 2004, cm.17x26, pp.128, paperback. From the haunted world of forthcoming movie hero Hellboy comes the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence - the B.P.R.D. In four pulse-pounding, artery-bursting, mouth-drying stories, the B.P.R.D. are called on to investigate death in Venice, witch-hunting in New England, not so-imaginary monsters under the bed and spectral soldiers invading Coloradol All in a night's work! With a brand new cover from Mike Mignola, whose creative alchemy spawned Hellboy, and starring featured characters from the film - Abe Saplen and Liz Sherman - this phantastic new graphic novel will make you sleep easier knowing that when things go bump in the night, the B.P.R.D. are there to bump back!

Milwaukie, Dark Horse Books 2004, cm.17x26, pp.144, paperback. The third in a new line of Star Wars graphic novels written and drawn by some of the greatest names in comics and set during the early days of the Rebellion -- when the Empire still held the galaxy in its grip of iron. Before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, as the Death Star is readied for its first mission, these tales trace the fortunes of the various factions and their heroes and champions. Includes a Stormtrooper's ruminations on loyalty, Darth Vader having to deal with a crash landing, and the short but happy life of Roons Sewell. These epic new stories provide essential background to the original Star Wars trilogy! This graphic novel includes a cover gallery and additional bonus material.

La Jolla, Wildstorm 2000, cm.17,5x26,5, pp.160, paperback. Written by Warren Ellis; Art by John Cassaday Collecting the stories that first introduced the world to Planetary, this graphic novel features the adventures of Elijah Snow, a hundred year old man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful and bored woman, and The Drummer, a man with the ability to communicate with machines. Infatuated with tracking down evidence of super-human activity, these mystery archaeologists of the late 20th Century uncover unknown paranormal secrets and histories, such as a World War II supercomputer that can access other universes, a ghostly spirit of vengeance, and a lost island of dying monsters.

New York, DC Comics 2004, cm.17x26, pp.224, paperback. Screaming into action comes a truly classic comics character: the Flash, a.k.a. Wally West, the fastest man alive - soon to star in a new live action TV series! The relative calm of Wally's home town, Keystone City, is shattered when brutal bad guys the Rogues hatch a plot to take down the Flash. In the subsequent battles, the Flash is poisoned, and the tempo really picks up as the Scarlet Speedster races desperately to find a cure! As a member of the Justice League, the Flash also stars in the smash-hit animated TV series, but in this new graphic novel from Titan, he gets to enjoy his own hypersonic, doppler-shifting action-fest!

Milwaukie, Dark Horse Comics 2005, cm.17x26, pp.144, paperback. From the haunted world of forthcoming movie hero Hellboy comes the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence - the B.P.R.D.! After holding it a secret for ten years, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola finally reveals Abe Sapien's bizarre history. Introduced in the first Hellboy book and featured prominently in the film, Abe Sapien has remained one of the most intriguing mysteries of Mignola's celebrated work. Including a bonus sketchbook by artist Guy Davis (Batman, Sandman, Hellblazer) this third volume of B.P.R.D. sees Mignola taking over writing chores for the first time and reveals secrets he's kept under wraps since the beginning of the Hellboy saga...

London, Titan Books 2003, cm.22x30, pp.80, paperback. Judge Dredd: He is the law! In the vast, over populated sprawl of the future metropolis Mega-City One, the Judged are all that stand between order and chaos. The unswerving dedication to uphold the law is epitomised by stone-jawed Judge Dredd as he dispenses instant and brutal justice. From Garth Ennis, the award - winning creator of Preacher, comes a second collection of Judge Dredd atories with his own, unique flavour of dark, dark humour and blistering action. With art from Carlos Ezquerra and an all-new cover by Bryan Hitch (JLA, Authority), this is the best of British. In this collection the dead won't lie down in Mega-City One, and there's a sudden glut of killings...but all in a good cause!

La Jolla, Wildstorm 2002, cm.17x26, pp.128, paperback. Former StormWatch weatherman Jackson King and his bride Christine Trelane watched as their superhuman StormWatch teammates were murdered viciously, and their precious SkyWatch station lost. Since then they have bided their time, living under the watchful eye of their former allies in The Authority, waiting for the right moment to return to the spotlight with an organisation of their own: the Monarchy. Now they are are aware of a menace that cannot simply be beaten back into the shadows. The husband and wife. The trans-dimensional priest. The mad professor. The resurrected killer. The performance artist. In order to save the world, the Monarchy must break every rule...

London, Titan Books 2006, cm.17x26, pp.224, paperback. Following the senses-shattering events of Identity Crisis, which threatened to tear the Justice League - the world's greatest super-heroes - apart, the world has become a darker, much more dangerous place for heroes and villains alike! The Spectre, the living spirit of divine vengeance, has teamed up with the mighty villainess Eclipso to launch a war against all magic in the universe...and only a rag-tag team of sorcerers, demons, and a hard-drinking chimp can stop him. They're not just putting their own lives at stake - if they fail, the Spectre could destroy everything! Written by best-selling fan favourite Bill Willingham ("Fables"), and featuring an array of the world's greatest super-heroes, this is a book no comics fan will want to miss!

London, Titan Books 2001, cm.17x26, pp.144, paperback. Unhappy returns and old scores are the order of the day in this fantastic fifteenth volume of Todd McFarlane's screw-tightening Spawn saga. An old enemy has returned, one Spawn never expected he would face again - mass murderer Billy Kincaid! The bodycount was bad enough last time Kincaid was loose, and that was when he was human! Now he's something far, far worse, and even Spawn may be helpless to stop him. As our recently enlightened Hellspawn struggles to understand his own altered perspective on the war between heaven and hell, so Kincaid steps up his vengeful campain of terror, washing the streets Spawn has sworn to protect red with innocent blood. Plus another Hellspawn is revealed!

New York, DC Comics 2002, cm.17x26, pp.224, paperback. Jack Knight, holder of the Cosmic Rod, and hence Opal City's champion, Starman, is still coming to terms with the changes in his life...as is the daughter of Starman's most deadly nemesis, The Mist. Now Jack must face a deadly freak-show mystery, and unearth secrets about the past holders of the Starman role; but moreover, he must face a terrifying crimewave, a lethal series of assassins, and the crazed Mist herself, in a twisted, labyrinthine duel to the death! But, as ever, help is at hand - albeit from the mysterious, immortal ex-villain, the Shade...

New York, Vertigo 2003, cm.17x26, pp.128, paperback. The series that has taken the US by storm comes to the UK in the second of an all-new Titan graphic novel series! From writer Brian K. Vaughan (Swamp Thing, The Hood) and up-and-coming artist Pia Guerra comes a view of a dystopian society where suddenly - and without warning - a mysterious plague kills every living creature on the planet with a Y chromosone...in other words, no more men! Except one. Yorick Brown has somehow survived. It's now a very different world, and his unique status is far from privileged. He finds himself on the run from a coven of Amazons who want him dead...one of whom is his own sister!

Milano, Bompiani 1975, cm.15x20, pp.80 bn, brossura copertina figurata.

New York, Vertigo 2005, cm.13,5x21, pp.144, paperback. WHEN THESE CRIMINALS PUT THE BITE ON, THEY'RE NOT KIDDING! From acclaimed writer Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!, Black Kiss, American Century), David Tischman and penciller David Hahn (Private Beach) comes a tale of crime that has real bite! Eduardo del Toro is dead. Unsurprising, to those who knew him simply as the head of one of the West Coast's most powerful criminal organisations, but absolutely shocking to his lieutenants and his son, Leto - who knew he was also a vampire! As the killer used wooden bullets, it's obvious he or she knew the truth too...Now Leto, a former priest thrust into the world of organised crime, must find the killer, and fast - before someone takes a bite out of him! Warning: Adults Only!

Milano, Bompiani 1965, cm.12x17, pp.78, lbrossura. Collana Comica Diogene .

Milwaukie, Dark Horse Books 2005, cm.16x23,5, pp.96, hardcover. From Mike Mignola's only new "Hellboy" adventure of 2003 to Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin's legend of a haunted doghouse, this anthology of graphic short stories will appeal to horror-comic enthusiasts and fantasy artwork fans alike.

New York, DC Comics 2005, cm.17,5x26,5, pp.96, hardcover. Get ready for a unique new original standalone graphic novel written by Mike Kennedy (Lone Wolf 2100, Star Wars: Underworld) and featuring the distinctive artwork of Carlos Meglia (Action Comics, Adventures of Superman)! When powerful weapons ravage Metropolis, Clark Kent and Lois Lane travel to an old midwestern town to discover their roots. What they find is the abandoned town of Infinite City! After travelling through a portal, they're transported to a place beyond their imagination, where futuristic technology and magic coexist. But not everyone is happy living there, and they want to come to our world, no matter what the price...

London, Titan Books 2003, cm.17x26, pp.104, paperback. Join everybody's favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-worrying lunatic as she 'bumps' her way through another increasingly bizarre escapade. Tank Girl's back and this time she's pregnant...yes, pregnant! How will our manic heroine cope with looming motherhood? Is it Booga's? What will it look like? And what do the followers of the Blood God Baal have to do with it? Not only does she have all that to contend with, but there's also a meteorite headed straight for Earth...all this and plenty more will be revealed in this final slice of Tank Girl's lunatic adventures.

New York, DC Comics 2002, cm.17x26, pp.232, paperback. Before the JLA, the Justice Society of America were Earth's mightiest defenders, and now - revived and rejuvenated, featuring a dynamic roster of superheroes including The Flash, Hawkgirl, Starman, Wildcat and Black Canary - they are once more ready to stand and fight against the forces of destruction. From the Shadowlands they come, creatures of darkest night dedicated to the destruction of light. At the forefront of the invasion is the creature known as Obsidian, and a dark secret that tears at the very heart of the new JSA. In this battle, there can be no winner, and the tragedy may well tear the team apart. Story continues from JSA: Justice For All.

New York, DC Comics 2004, cm.17x26, pp.128, paperback. The Dark Knight meets Hong Kong ultra-action in this dazzling new graphic novel. When the Dark Knight discovers that a serial killer has been downloading his murders onto the internet, he vows to track him down. The hunt across cyberspace leads Batman to Hong Kong where he finds himself caught in a vicious feud between two brothers, one the chief of police, the other a brutal crime lord. Batman's only hope in stopping both the killer and the savage sibling rivalry lies in joining forces with Hong Kong's own mysterious superhero -- the Night Dragon! Doug Moench (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) and legendary Hong Kong manga creator Tony Wong bring a dazzling flavour of the Far East to Gotham City!

Milwaukie, Dark Horse Books 2003, cm.15,5x23, pp.80, paperback. Re-presenting the classic and out-of-print original graphic novel by Eisner award winning writer James Robinson (Starman, London's Dark) and artist Phil Elliott... It's London, 1963. The Beatles are about to hit the big time, the Cold War is escalating, and Guido Palmano has just returned from America a changed man. His family can't quite put their finger on it, but Guido, a former mobster with little regard for anything outside his own self-interest, is a different person. He's caring, compassionate, intelligent...alien! Now, caught between the dangerous ties to his former life and the political hysteria surrounding a mysterious, crashed spaceship, Guido's doing all he can to give his loved ones the best time of their lives before his own time on this planet runs out.

Milwaukie, Dark Horse Books 2003, cm.15,5x23, pp.96, paperback. Lo! A mighty prophet of the unexplained has come forth to search out the truth and light the way for mankind! It's the end of the 19th century, and the city of New York has been plagued by strange events - fish falling from the sky, odd lights in the night, bizarre collections of microbial goo...and disappearing citizens! It's up to one man to expose the truth behind these mysteries - Charles Fort! A mild-mannered librarian by day, Fort is a fearless investigator by night, seeking out the truth and exposing the bizarre to the light of day!

New York, Vertigo 2004, cm.18x23,5, pp.160, hardcover. Dave Gibbons is one of the most recognised and highly regarded of comics creators. Best known for his artwork on the legendary Watchmen, he has now drawn on his love of Mod culture to create an all-new, semi-autobiographical graphic novel. The story chronicles the struggles of two friends, Lel and Bok, in a strangely-familiar future, Dealing in classic teenage themes such as alienation, gangs, girls, drugs and violence, the centre of the struggle is the urgent need of the boys to join the coolest of the cool: the ice-cold gang called The Originals. Slapping the Mod movement into the face of the Austin Powers generation, this graphic novel certainly lives up to its name and is destined to become a classic!

New York, DC Comics 2006, cm.17x26, pp.192, paperback. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter - each a mighty hero in their own right...together, they are the world's greatest team of super-heroes - the Justice League of America! Since their inception in 1960, the Justice League of America have fought side by side to protect the world from invasion, inequality and injustice! This volume collects some of their greatest triumphs, including the controversial storylining that inspired the hit "Identity Crisis" series! Written and illustrated by some of the best creators from the past forty years, this essential volume also features an amazing new cover by fan favourite