Wednesday 11 December 2013

SOMETHING NEW

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS
AND TRADE COLLECTIONS
11 DECEMBER


How many sleeps till Christmas? Thankfully more than enough to take advantage of all the new graphic novels arriving in store for your gift-giving pleasure. Fans of Matt Fraction's award winning HAWKEYE will enjoy a new special edition of THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, written by Fraction and that other cheeky award winner Ed Brubaker, and illustrated by Fraction's partner in crime David Aja. Joe Hill gives us another terrifying modern tale with THUMBPRINT, Grant Morrison's perennially popular HAPPY! gets a deluxe hardcover gift edition with an all new story, ABE SAPIEN continues being awesome in his ongoing series, Sherlock and John get updated in a new urban American twist in WATSON AND HOLMES, and POLARITY arrives with volume one of the new psychological superhero drama.  
And now, on to the books!


ABE SAPIEN TP DARK AND TERRIBLE AND THE NEW RACE  OF MAN 
 On the run from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence, a mutated Abe Sapien faces horrifying monsters, desperate madmen, and cities in ruin, on his quest to reveal his own role in the end of the world. Collects Abe Sapien #1-#5.
AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION TP FINAL THREAT
A new era begins for Earth's Mightiest Heroes begins with a new Avengers lineup under the guidance of writers Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter! Teamed with a who's who of top 1970s art talent - George PĂ©rez, Jim Starlin and John Byrne - these master storytellers pit the Avengers against the greatest threats in the Marvel Universe. From Dr. Doom to Ultron, from Attuma to the Sub-Mariner, the Avengers are put to the test in issue after action-packed issue! Ant-Man amok, the return of Wonder Man and the Avengers' all-time classic battle with Thanos highlight this epic collection! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #150-166 and ANNUAL #6-7, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP #9, and
 MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2.
CROSSED TP VOL 07
DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID HC VOL 06
There was only one man young Daredevil feared - and now Matt Murdock is representing him in court. Find out how the minor demons of Matt's past will lead to some Daredevil-sized problems in the present! Then: What weird menace unites Daredevil with the Silver Surfer, Cosmic Rider of the Spaceways? The Jester has returned - and for once, it's no laughing matter. And as Hank Pym delivers shocking news, meet Matt's new law partner - and witness the Man Without Fear as he finds himself trapped in a nightmare situation. Something final is building in Daredevil's life - and it's building fast! 
Collecting DAREDEVIL (2011) #28-32. 
DEADPOOL BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 02
DEATHMATCH TP VOL 02
HAPPY DELUXE HC
 Meet Nick Sax: a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned hit-man, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex, eczema, and betrayal. With a hit gone wrong, a bullet in his side, the cops and the mob on his tail, and a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose, Nick and his world will be changed forever this Christmas by a tiny blue horse called Happy... Re-presented as an oversized hardcover just in time for the holidays, this deluxe edition of HAPPY! includes an all-new 10-page story by creators 
GRANT MORRISON and DARICK ROBERTSON.
IMMORTAL IRON FIST COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01
 Experience a new kind of Iron Fist story, steeped in legends and fables stretching back through the centuries! Orphaned as a child and raised in the lost city of K'un Lun, Danny Rand returned to America as the mystical martial artist Iron Fist - but all his kung-fu skills can't help him find his place in the modern world. After learning the legacy of the Iron Fist holds more secrets than he ever dreamed, Danny is invited to fight in a tournament against the Immortal Weapons. At stake is the life of his friend, the legacy of his father and mentor - and the future of K'un Lun! Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #1-16 and ANNUAL #1, IMMORTAL IRON FIST: ORSON RANDALL AND THE GREEN MIST OF DEATH #1, and material from IMMORTAL IRON FIST: THE ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND #1 and 
CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES #1.
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE HC
 The entire JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE event from 2001 is collected in hardcover for the first time! Don't miss Stan "The Man" Lee's startlingly different visions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Sandman, the Justice League of America and more, in collaboration with co-writer 
Michael Uslan and dozens of top comics artists!
MINI MARVELS TP COMPLETE COLLECTION
 All-ages fun, featuring the wild and crazy kid counterparts to Marvel's greatest heroes! All of your favourite hilarious, action-packed Mini Marvels adventures collected in one complete volume! Spidey gets the paperboy blues, Wolverine embarks on a cereal quest, Hulk goes on a date, and alien Skrulls impersonate the Fantastic Four! Iceman and Firestar help Spidey deliver his newspapers while he babysits Power Pack! Thor returns, Iron Man builds armor for the Avengers, and Hawkeye squares off against Galactus! And where did Red Hulk and Blue Hulk come from, anyway? Plus: Hawkeye battles the Curse of the Crimson Crown! And who is Elephant Steve?! All this, and a complete run of Mini Marvels comic strips!
MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 06
POLARITY TP VOL 01
 WHY WE LOVE IT: The combination of a very personal story with a completely fresh take on the nature of super powers had us hooked from the beginning.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Max Bemis is not only an incredibly talented songwriter (and lead singer for the band Say Anything), but an exciting, fresh voice in comics. Jorge Coelho serves up dynamic, expressive action while keeping POLARITY grounded. 
Plus everyone hates hipsters, right?
WHAT IT IS: What if having super powers meant losing your mind? Tim Woods is a bipolar artist stuck in the world of hipsters, meaningless sex, and vain art - better known as Brooklyn. But after he survives a near fatal car accident, Tim discovers that his mental instability is more than just a disorder, and that his bipolar medication hasn't just been subduing his manic depression...it's been suppressing his super powers. This collection comes with a free download code for the entire POLARITY E.P., including a fifth original song written and performed by Max Bemis!
RICHARD STARK'S PARKER SLAYGROUND HC
Darwyn Cooke's masterful and multi award-winning series of PARKER graphic novels continues with Slayground! Parker, whose getaway car crashes after a heist, manages to elude capture with his loot by breaking into an amusement park that is closed for the winter. But his presence does not go unnoticed-a pair of cops observed the job and its aftermath. But rather than pursue their suspect... they decide to go into business for themselves, with the help of some "business associates." From then on it's a game of cat and mouse, one played out  through closed rides of the abandoned carnival - a game that slowly starts 
to favour the mouse. 
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 05
SHELTERED TP VOL 01
 A PRE-APOCALYPTIC TALE OF SURVIVAL AT ANY COST.
The men and women of Safe Haven have been preparing for any and all end-of-world scenarios for years. However, their bunkers, weapons, and training can't save them from the one threat they never could have expected: their own children.
THE SIXTH GUN: SONS OF THE GUN TP
 Bloodthirsty Bill Sumter, Filthy Ben Kinney, Will Arcene, Silas "Bitter Ridge" Hedgepeth. Since the very first issue of The Sixth Gun, readers have clamored for more information about General Hume's horsemen. What happened to these cutthroats and killers after their master died? Some seek wealth. Some seek redemption. Some seek to forget the horrors they've wrought. Now this untold story of ne'er-do-wells and cursed six shooters
 can be revealed!
SNAPSHOT TP
 When Jake Dobson finds a lost cell phone, he's horrified to discover it's full of snapshots of a murder victim. Suddenly he finds himself hunted by a ruthless hit-man who will stop at nothing to recover his "proof of kill" photos - and silence Jake forever!
Collects SNAPSHOT #1-4
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS HC VOL 03 END OF DAYS
Grant Morrison's run on ACTION COMICS reaches its conclusion with this new hardcover collecting issues #13-18 of the series. The Multitude returns, and Superman must face them on Mars! Then, the Man of Steel is on trial-and the jury is made up of the Anti-Superman Army! Plus: What is the secret of the Little Man? 
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS TP VOL 02 BULLETPROOF (N52)
THANOS TP INFINITY ABYSS 
 Spider-Man. Dr. Strange. Adam Warlock. Pip the Troll. Captain Marvel. Five classic costumed champions whose combined strength can move planets and change the course of time itself. What threat could be dire enough to bring these heroes together? Only the most feared villain in the entire cosmos: Thanos! For the vengeful Eternal seeks not only the death of his enemies - he seeks the eradication of life itself. If Thanos attains his goal, the entire universe will face complete annihilation. Following in the legendary tradition of Jim Starlin's acclaimed Infinity trilogy, this star-spanning epic features heroic adventures on a breathtaking cosmic scale - showcasing writer/artist Jim Starlin's wondrous imagination without boundaries or limits. Collecting INFINITY ABYSS #1-6.
THUMBPRINT BY JOE HILL HC
Private Mallory Grennan had done terrible things as an Abu Ghraib prison worker. After being discharged from the army, Mal thought she was leaving her sins behind to start a new life back home. But some things can't be left behind-some things don't want to be left behind. By Joe Hill and Jason Ciaramella, the writing team that brought you the Eisner-award nominated one-shot, The Cape, with art by Vic Malhotra.
THUNDER AGENTS CLASSICS TP VOL 02
TRANSFORMERS MONSTROSITY TP
In the early days of the war on CYBERTRON, OPTIMUS PRIME puts everything on the line to unify the planet-but not everyone agrees that this new Prime should be in charge! Meanwhile the fallen DECEPTICON leader, MEGATRON, begins a journey 
that will change everything. 
WATSON AND HOLMES TP VOL 01 STUDY IN BLACK
Collecting the entire first arc of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson re-envisioning as African Americans living in New York City's famous Harlem district. Watson, an Afghanistan war vet, works in an inner-city clinic; Holmes, a local P.I. who takes unusual cases. When one of them ends up in Watson's emergency room, the unlikely duo strike up a partnership to find a missing girl. Watson & Holmes bump heads along the way as they enter a labyrinth of drugs, guns, gangs and a conspiracy that goes higher and deeper than they could have imagined. Containing epilogue issue #5 as well as chock full of extra material on the evolution of a new classic. 
YOUNG JUSTICE TP VOL 04 INVASION

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