Monday 31 March 2014

SOMETHING NEW

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS
AND TRADE COLLECTIONS
2 APRIL 2014



Lots of great trade collections arriving this week, with superhero adventures JUSTICE LEAGUE Volumes 3 and 4, BATMAN 66 Volume 1, the complete MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN, UNCANNY AVENGERS Volume 3,  and the first volume of post-apocalyptic urban fantasy HINTERKIND. A shocking revelation for Peter Parker is made in the original graphic novel AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: FAMILY BUSINESS, which takes place just before the events of Amazing Spider-Man #700, Mark Millar's classic SUPERMAN: RED SON retells Superman's origins as Soviet propaganda in this new updated edition , and the long out of print novelization of LABYRINTH arrives in a gorgeous hardback, with never before seen concept art and excerpts from Jim Henson's journal. (I can't wait to get this!)
What are you looking forward to reading this week? Talk to us @DavesComics!




AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY BUSINESS OGN HC

Someone has Spider-Man in their crosshairs, and the only person in the Marvel Universe who can save him is...Peter Parker's sister?! As the web-slinger meets family he never knew, will she end up becoming his greatest ally, or the one who damns him? And what does the Kingpin of Crime have to do with it? This all-new, original graphic novel written by Eisner Award winner Mark Waid (DAREDEVIL) and acclaimed author James Robinson (SUPERMAN),  and fully painted by the legendary Gabriele Dell'Otto (SECRET WAR) - comes to you in a high-end, oversized format. It's the web-slinger's darkest hour - 
and greatest triumph! 
BASEWOOD HC 

Basewood is the story of an amnesiac young man attempting to remember his mysterious past. Along the way he meets an old hermit who lives in a treehouse with his loyal dog, a young woman who fights for what she believes, and a giant wolf-dragon who threatens their survival. 
BATMAN 66 HC VOL 01
Put on your go-go boots and get ready to "Batusi" back to the Swingin' 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV show! In this hardcover collecting issues #1-5 of the hit series, The Dynamic Duo takes on The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, The Mad Hatter, The Joker, and more of the world's most colourful Bat-villains!  
BATMAN BEYOND BATGIRL BEYOND TP
Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne are the sworn protectors of Neo-Gotham. But a new hero is in town, one that has caught the attention of Commissioner Barbara Gordon: Batgirl! What role will this new vigilante she play in Neo-Gotham? Plus, Terry McGinnis faces a familiar foe and teams with the Metal Men in these stories from BATMAN BEYOND Digital Chapters #19-29 and BATMAN BEYOND (1999) #1-2. 
BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS BETTY & VERONICA TP VOL 01
In the tradition of the smash hits Best of Archie Comics Vol. 1, 2 and 3 comes another great full-colour volume jam-packed with over 400 pages of the funniest and most iconic stories of the past 70 years featuring Archie's girl friends Betty and Veronica, hand-selected by Archie creators, editors, fans and historians from 200,000 pages of material. A must-have edition for anyone who has ever enjoyed the Betty and Veronica comics as well as a great introduction to the history of Archie and his gals!  
BLACK METAL GN VOL 03 (OF 3)
THE END IS NIGH! Brothers Sam and Shawn Stronghand lie murdered and rotting in the grave. Satan, wielding his God killing swords, begins his ascent towards heaven to wage war against the angels and the Almighty himself! But all is not lost! From the blackest void comes a force darker than the Prince of Darkness. Bear witness to the epic conclusion of this blackest and most metal of trilogies! BEHOLD! THE END IS UPON YOU!  
BRODY'S GHOST TP VOL 05 
Brody gets a pivotal lead in his search for the Penny Murderer and his quest to save his ex-girlfriend's life! But to follow it, Brody has to break ties with his ghostly guide Talia, just when he needs her most! From multiple Eisner nominee Mark Crilley (Akiko, Miki Falls),
Brody's quest races toward its climax in this bargain-priced 96-page digest!

CLONE TP VOL 03
When clones are declared enemies of the state, Luke Taylor must lead his brothers to safety. But a homegrown coalition is taking anti-clone policy into their own hands. Collects CLONE #11-15
FATIMA BLOOD SPINNERS HC 
Comics luminary Gilbert Hernandez envisions his strangest, most thrilling future yet! A drug called "spin" offers the wildest trip imaginable, followed by its users' inevitable, rapid deterioration into undead flesh eaters. Despite the side effect, the drug is so popular that the human population is dying out! With no cure to be found, the beautiful, lovesick Fatima may be the only thing standing between the survivors and the apocalypse! Get ready for zombies, mutants, drug lords, and gorgeous women! Collecting the complete, berserk series.
FEAR AGENT LIBRARY ED HC VOL 02 
The outlook isn't sunny for Heath Huston or his ensemble of Fear Agents-planet Earth is infested by Feeder aliens, robotic conquerors are manipulating the universe through time travel, and Heath discovers a traitor in their midst! This second volume of the deluxe Fear Agent Library Edition collects issues #17-#32 of the popular series, and also includes Tales of the Fear Agent bonus stories and a massive gallery of covers, sketches, and pin-ups!
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO TP 
The graphic novel adaptation of Stieg Larsson's international blockbuster is now available in a single trade paperback volume! Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and corruption!  
HELLO KITTY GN DELICIOUS 
Hello Kitty is serving up some extra special treats!
What's on the menu? Something sweet, something spicy, and a pie that's out of this world! Plus, Dear Daniel's making dinner but...you might want to make other plans. 
And Hello Kitty makes a new friend with a HUGE appetite!
 HELLO KITTY GN SURPRISE 
What's that? Who's there? It's a surprise!
Expect the unexpected! A day at the beach is more than just fun in the sun. A
mysterious egg holds a tiny secret. Mama and Papa have a few secrets of their own.
And a quiet afternoon with a good book is more enchanting than Hello Kitty ever
could have imagined!
 
HINTERKIND TP VOL 01 
Fifty-seven years after a biological event has all but wiped out the human race, the Hinterkind have returned. They come from the lost corners of the world: centaurs, elves, dwarves, trolls and worse. But these aren't fairy tale creatures. They are flesh and blood, and they have a long-simmering hatred of humanity. Collects HINTERKIND #1-6.  
JIM HENSONS LABYRINTH HC NOVEL
WHY WE LOVE IT:  Finally back in print and for the first time in hardcover, the novelization of Labyrinth written by A.C.H. Smith and personally overseen by Jim Henson, is the first in a series of novels from the Jim Henson Archives.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT:  This beautiful hardcover features unpublished goblin illustrations by Brian Froud and an exclusive peek into Jim Henson's creative process with 50 never before seen pages from Jim's personal journal, detailing the initial conception of his ideas for Labyrinth.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT:  The story of the classic Jim Henson film Labyrinth, wonderfully adapted for prose by author and playwright A.C.H. Smith.
 
JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 04 THE GRID (N52)
These amazing tales from JUSTICE LEAGUE #18-20 and 22-23 lead into "Trinity War," and spotlight Cyborg, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman!
 Plus: learn the secret behind Pandora's Box!
 JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 03 THRONE OF ATLANTIS (N52)
In this sea-splashed epic from JUSTICE LEAGUE #13-17 and AQUAMAN #15-16, Ocean Master leads the undersea forces in an attack on the United States! The Justice League must turn back the tide, but how can they save the world from annihilation? 
 LONE WOLF AND CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 
Once the shogun's loyal retainer and now a disgraced exile, Ogami Itto travels a path of vengeance with his son, Daigoro. As the authors of Itto's fall, the Yagyu clan will stop at nothing to bury their treachery, and Itto will stop at nothing to bury the Yagyu! Collects four stories from Lone Wolf and Cub volume 8, all of volume 9, and three stories from volume 10.
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN TP FIGHT NIGHT


From the haunted heights of a mysterious castle to the dizzying depths of the deep seas, the Amazing Spider-Man must take on not one, not six, not twelve - but ninety-nine of the Marvel Universe's deadliest villains to save the lives of countless innocents! Trapped aboard a submarine, Spider-Man finds himself in a race against time - but things get worse when Spidey's ninety-nine problems give way to one big one: Kraven the Hunter! With innocent lives on the line, can Peter Parker outfox his mysterious captors to win his freedom? Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Marco Rudy (Swamp Thing) bring you a defining hour in the life of the webbed wonder! Collecting MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN (2013) #1-5
 MARVELS CA WINTER SOLDIER ART OF MOVIE SLIPCASE HC
Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel presents its latest blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER - THE ART OF THE MOVIE is a deluxe keepsake volume that provides an insider's look into the making of the highly anticipated film - directed by Joe and Anthony Russo; and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders and Sebastian Stan! NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH TP VOL 02
The hedonistic late 1970s is the perfect backdrop for the next evolution in the classic Night of the Living Dead series!  DAVID HINE continues a horrifyingly original take on the zombie menace as the virus spreads through Las Vegas leaving it a city of the dead.  As a group of unlikely survivors flee east, they encounter something more sinister even than the reanimated corpses that seem intent on finding and dining upon the ragtag refugees.  For locked away in a secure military facility they discover that true horror is bred by the living much more efficiently than the dead.   But hidden within the misery is the unthinkable...an anomaly that could lead to a zombie vaccine.  This collection includes issues #7 - 12 of the Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath series.
 STAR TREK GOLD KEY ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
Presenting the first comic book adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew! Fully re-mastered and with a new throwback cover, Star Trek Gold Key Archives, Vol. 1 
collects issues #1-6. 
SUPERMAN RED SON TP NEW EDITION
DC's classic 3-issue epic is back in this new trade paperback.
 In this tale of Cold War paranoia, the spaceship carrying the infant Superman lands in the 1950s Soviet Union, where he grows up to become a symbol of Soviet power.  
UNCANNY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 03 RAGNAROK NOW
It's the dark origin of the Apocalypse Twins as Kang's true motives are revealed! A secret pact between Ahab and the Red Skull will bring horror to all mutants - but when a deranged Sentry kills an Uncanny Avenger, it's only the first casualty of many! As the Wasp faces the Grim Reaper, the Scarlet Witch confesses her true love and makes an impossible choice. And Sunfire and Rogue must defeat the Apocalypse Twins alone - or watch the end of our world! Wolverine fails mankind, more Avengers die, villains take their revenge, and the Unity Squad is left shattered. The fate of humanity rests in Thor's hands, but can even the God of Thunder defeat the combined might of two Apocalypses? Bring on the bad guys, because Ragnarök is now! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS #12-17. 


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