Monday 28 April 2014

SOMETHING NEW

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS
AND TRADE COLLECTIONS
30 APRIL 2014




New in store this week: discover why Kelly Sue DeConnick's mythological thriller set in the Wild West was one of the most talked about series of 2013 in Volume 1 of PRETTY DEADLY, bid adieu to Jason Aaron's run on WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN,  curl up with a good horror story with ALABASTER GRIMMER TALES, take a look at the many fascinating stories over the years featuring ALICE IN COMICLAND, and catch up on Jonathan Hickman's excellent espionage series SECRET.  Grant Morrison's SUPERGODS also arrives in a shiny new signed hardback edition (great for gifts!), as well as new collections for ALL NEW X-MEN, BATMAN SUPERMAN, DEADPOOL, SIDEKICK and SUICIDE SQUAD. 
What are you looking forward to reading this week? Talk to us @DavesComics! 

28 DAYS LATER OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
 The acclaimed series based on the modern horror film classic is collected in one volume for the first time! Discover how Selena's fight for survival continues in a story that bridges 28 DAYS LATER and 28 WEEKS LATER! Written by Michael Alan Nelson (DAY MEN, PROTOCOL: ORPHANS), with art by Declan Shalvey (VENOM, DEADPOOL) and featuring a cover by Sean Phillips (CRIMINAL, FATALE). This single volume collects all 24 issues of the perennial survivalist horror including the out-first volume.
ABSOLUTION TP VOL 02 RUBICON
Screenwriter CHRISTOS GAGE takes his network television hardboiled crime sensibilities back to the violent world he created to reveal the fate of police superhero turned vigilante, John Dusk. With Dusk's fall from grace, every scumbag lawyer in the city is leading the charge to have the criminals he put away released from prison. But the thugs are finding that life behind bars is safer than facing Dusk's brand of permanent justice on the streets. As the body count increases, the former friends and loves in Dusk's life face the difficult challenge of trying to bring in one of their own. With a bounty on his head and pressure mounting for his arrest, the authorities take an insane chance by unleashing an unstoppable maniac to take him down. But sometimes the cure can be far worse than the disease. This collection also features the Happy Kitty origin special issue!  John Dusk continues his slide into darkness with this all new collection of Absolution Rubicon #1-5 and the Happy Kitty Special.  
BATMAN SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 CROSS WORLD (N52)
  The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel are close friends in the modern day - but the two weren't always such close allies. In this first hardcover collecting BATMAN/ SUPERMAN #1-4 and JUSTICE LEAGUE #23.1: DARKSEID, learn how these two legends met for the first time in The New 52 as they launch into a mysterious adventure that takes them to the world of Earth 2!
ELEPHANTMEN 2260 TP BOOK 01 

A new arc, a new slim trade paperback format for ELEPHANTMEN, and, at £7.50, a great opportunity for new readers to start reading the book they've heard so much about!
 Jack Farrell is a private detective who never gave a second thought to the Elephantmen-until he was paid to.  
PRETTY DEADLY TP VOL 01

KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and EMMA RÍOS (Dr. Strange, Osborn) present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of Preacher. Death's daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage. 
 SIDEKICK TP VOL 01 

What happens when a hero's sidekick is abandoned by tragedy, mocked by the media, scorned by enemies and heroes alike...when his entire world is turned upside-down? Drawn by Julia Moonglow into investigating the death of the Red Cowl, Flyboy will discover things that will shatter his life completely as he uncovers a conspiracy of murder and terrible, life-changing secrets. Who was the Red Cowl, really, and what scared him so badly that he had to stage his own death in order to escape it? The debut volume of Sidekick contains the first six issues of this saga of grief, madness and murder.
Collects SIDEKICK #1-6

 MESMO DELIVERY 2ND EDITION HC 

Eisner Award-winning artist Rafael Grampá (5, Hellblazer) makes his full-length comics debut with the critically acclaimed graphic novel Mesmo Delivery-a kinetic, bloody romp starring Rufo, an ex-boxer; Sangrecco, an Elvis impersonator; and a ragtag crew of overly confident drunks who pick the wrong delivery men to mess with. 
SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 04 DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH (N52)

The team returns to Belle Reve to lick their wounds and bury their dead - and to meet Task Force X's new leader, who plans to make them even deadlier than before. Collecting issues #20-23, plus JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7.1: DEADSHOT and DETECTIVE COMICS #23.2: HARLEY QUINN. 
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY TP

Once he was Hero of the Beach...and of the Doom Patrol. Now Flex Mentallo returns to investigate the sinister dealings of his former comrade The Fact, and a mysterious rock star whose connection to Flex may hold the key to saving them both. Collecting the four-issue miniseries, including a sketch section and recoloured art.  
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 08

BATTLE OF THE ATOM is over - but the battle for mutantkind's future has just begun! For months, S.H.I.E.L.D. has had designs on the Jean Grey School, and now they've made their presence known! Wolverine takes on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secret stockpile of Sentinels - but so does the renegade Cyclops, and it's a toss-up as to who Wolverine hates more! And it all leads up to the end of the school year, but is the Jean Grey School really out forever?! Where do our graduates go from here? And who will have survived the experience? Jason Aaron brings the story of the Jean Grey School to a close! Plus: INFINITY hits the X-universe as the space-bound Avengers find an unlikely ally against the forces of the Builders in Kid Gladiator! Collecting WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #38-42 and ANNUAL #1.  
MODESTY BLAISE TP VOL 24 YOUNG MISTRESS 

As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O'Donnell, returns for three more devastating adventures! Features the classic stories "The Young Mistress," "Ivory Dancer," and "Our Friend Maude," written by Peter O'Donnell and beautifully illustrated by Enric Badia Romero. Features story introductions written by Modesty Blaise expert and archivist, Lawrence Blackmore.  
SECRET TP VOL 01 NEVER GET CAUGHT
Collecting the acclaimed series by JONATHAN HICKMAN and RYAN BODENHEIM, SECRET tells the story of old spies losing their way in the new world of surveillance, globalization, and privatization.  Collects SECRET #1-7
SKYBREAKER TP

Skybreaker is a genuine, no-holds-barred Western, a throwback to Sergio Leone and the Man with No Name. The titular character, Skybreaker, is a man of two worlds, half Sioux and half Christian. When these worlds clash, he is betrayed and left for dead. A tale of dark revenge that explores the violent roots of American life, and how you can never kill your way to peace.   
 NI0 ART WORKS NISHI ALLURING FIGURES HC 
 Ni0 is famous for his exotic imagery and alluring character designs.
 Included in this special hardcover volume are magazine covers, promotional artwork, and rare pin-ups from his best-known works such as Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls, Demonbane, Queen's Gate, and more!
ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 08 SAVAGE SWORD OF DR DINOSAUR

Invented by Nikola Tesla in 1923, Atomic Robo went on be a soldier, a scientist, an entrepreneur, and an explorer whose adventures span the globe. This one begins in the South Pacific. The year is 1951. World War II concluded six years ago, but its mark is felt in this remote part of the world in ways no one could have predicted! 
KING CONAN TP VOL 03 HOUR OF THE DRAGON 

Dethroned by a traitorous alliance backed by a resurrected sorcerer, Conan-the barbarian king of Aquilonia-must fight his way out of a villain's dungeon and across battle-ravaged countries, seeking a mysterious gem that will help him reclaim his kingdom! Collects issues #1-#6 of King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon.
ALABASTER GRIMMER TALES HC 

Dancy Flammarion possesses a savvy awareness and a keen knife for the monsters that lurk in the shadows. She does the bidding of an unholy host, a legion of dark gods guiding her across America's southern wilds. And a blackbird's grim tales of her battles could be his only salvation from becoming dinner for a boxcar full of beastly hoboes. Collects Alabaster: Boxcar Tales #1-#13 from Dark Horse Presents.
  "Caitlín R. Kiernan is the poet and the bard of the wasted and the lost."-Neil Gaiman

SUPERMAN BATMAN TP VOL 01
In this new edition from issues #1-13 of the hit series, Superman and Batman unite when Lex Luthor assembles a team of powerhouse heroes to bring Superman in dead or alive. Then, prepare for the arrival of Supergirl! Can Darkseid recruit her into doing his bidding?
ALL NEW X-MEN PREM HC VOL 04 ALL DIFFERENT
The X-Men are shaken to the core by the fallout from BATTLE OF THE ATOM!
 Kitty Pryde is particularly affected, and her faith in Wolverine's Jean Grey School is eroded. With her students gone, what is Kitty to do? Meanwhile, X-23 is back, joining the All-New X-Men and...kissing Cyclops?! What does this mean to Jean Grey? When Jean and X-23 are forced to team up against a mysterious force, she'd better figure it out fast! 
Plus: it's the 50th Anniversary of the X-Men, ring it in with some of the greatest creators to ever work on the X-Men! Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN #18-21, X-MEN GOLD #1 
and material from A+X #18.
MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 03
The MARVEL MASTERWORKS proudly unfurl one of the greatest runs in Marvel history: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko's CAPTAIN AMERICA! We begin with the Red Skull in a plot that forces Cap to do his nemesis' bidding or risk America's nuclear annihilation! Its Kirby action at its best with Batroc the Leaper and the Trapster, and Lee drama at its deepest as Cap relives his first meeting with - and the death of - Bucky Barnes. Last, but most certainly not least, comes Jim Steranko! The master of the medium will take you on a ride like none other with Cap vs. the Hulk, the return of Bucky and...the death of Captain America! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #101-113.
SUPERGODS HC GRANT MORRISON SIGNED BOOKPLATE ED 

Acclaimed creator Grant Morrison presents a brilliant and wildly entertaining exploration of how our culture gave birth to the otherworldly super-heroes, how they've changed as we've changed, and how they've transformed us. Supergods is a polymath, intellectually exhilarating book about our culture, our history, our future, and the heroic power of the stories we tell. Signed bookplate edition, limited to 675 copies. 
ATOMIC LEGION HC

In a hidden fortress near the North Pole, the greatest heroes of a past age live secluded from the world that rejected them. But when their benefactor, a mysterious scientist known only as the Professor, is kidnapped it's up to a young boy to rally the robots, monsters, and superheroes in the fortress to come to the rescue as the Atomic Legion!
From the writer of the critically-acclaimed 47 Ronin and Crimson Empire.

CBLDF PRESENTS LIBERTY HC

Collects LIBERTY ANNUAL 2008-2012
COMICS' GREATEST CREATORS UNITE TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO READ!
Celebrate creative freedom with the industry's top talents in LIBERTY, a collection benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! This deluxe edition collects LIBERTY ANNUAL 2008-2012, with additional material not seen anywhere else and a stunning new cover by PAUL POPE! LIBERTY includes rare work, including a THE WALKING DEAD tale by ROBERT KIRKMAN & CHARLIE ADLARD, 100 Words by NEIL GAIMAN & JIM LEE, Criminal by ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS, The Boys by GARTH ENNIS & DARICK ROBERTSON, plus stories from GEOFF JOHNS, MARK MILLAR, JH WILLIAMS III, TERRY MOORE, HOWARD CHAYKIN, JASON AARON, BRIAN WOOD, STUART & KATHRYN IMMONEN, MIKE ALLRED, DARWYN COOKE, PAUL POPE, and dozens more! LIBERTY also includes incredible illustrations from FRANK MILLER, JEFF SMITH, TIM SALE, JOHN ROMITA JR., MIKE MIGNOLA, and many more! All proceeds from this collection benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's work protecting the freedom to read!
 

ALICE IN COMICLAND HC

Some of the greatest comic book artists ever to put pen to paper tumble down the rabbit hole for their own unique look at Lewis Carroll's famous creation! Walt Kelly, Alex Toth, Dan DeCarlo, George Carlson, MAD men Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis and Dave Berg, and many more visit Wonderland!
You'll be astonished to see Alice gruesomely starring in the banned horror comic book stories of the 1950s, as the basis of a romance comic, riding on a flying saucer, meeting Santa Claus, as a teeny-bopper, hanging out with famous comic characters...
The fascinating-sometimes bizarre-comics, the rare original art, a special introduction by Mark Burstein, president of Lewis Carroll Society of North America, and a revealing foreword by award-winning comics historian Craig Yoe make this book truly a wonder.

 Alice in Comicland will leave you grinning like the Cheshire cat!  
THUNDER AGENTS CLASSICS TP VOL 03

The original classic adventures of Dynamo, NoMan, Menthor, and more from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents issues #8-10 and Dynamo #2. Features the artwork of Wally Wood, Dan Adkins, Mike Sekowsky, Chic Stone, and more.   
 MARVEL ZOMBIES TP COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 02

The Marvel Zombies have left Earth, turning their ravenous attentions to outer space! But when the zombies finally return home and find a tiny pocket of mankind still alive, will they feast on flesh once more - or can they learn how to overcome their all-consuming hunger? Then, dimension-travelling zombies have found their way into the Marvel Universe, and no one is safe! Machine Man, Jocasta, Morbius, Werewolf by Night and the Son of Satan must repel the undead epidemic - but will they uncover the traitor lurking within their own headquarters? And when the Marvel Zombies are unleashed on yet another unsuspecting dimension, can the guilt-ridden undead Spider-Man stop a gruesome history from repeating itself? Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #1-5, MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1-4, MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1-4, MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN #1-5 and material from MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN.
  DEADPOOL BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 03 

Deadpool heads into space to increase his intergalactic cred. Will taking on galactic assassin Macho Gomez and the immense Id the Selfish Moon cement Deadpool as the solar system's best, most ruthless mercenary? Not as far as his "old friends" back on Earth are concerned - Hydra Bob, Big Bertha, Taskmaster and Blind Al all want to claim a piece of his hide! Deadpool flirts with both mortality and sanity as he takes on the Incredible Hulk (hoping to die!) and is locked up in an asylum (that could actually help him!) - but Wade's biggest foe turns out to be an "evil twin" made up of his own discarded body parts! Can Deadpool convince the authorities that there's an even crazier, less principled version of him out there? Plus: Deadpool - the Musical! Collecting DEADPOOL (2008) #32-49, #33.1 and #49.1.  

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