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IRON MAN VOL 4
IRON METROPOLITAN
PB$27.99
Tony has returned from space with
a vision of a better world. But who
is his secret ally? Tony mysteriously shrugs his crime-fighting duties onto P.E.P.P.E.R. and focuses
on the grand unveiling of Troy,
Tony’s Iron Metropolitan city of tomorrow!
UNCANNY X-MEN VOL 3
THE GOOD THE BAD & THE
INHUMAN
PB$27.99
The new Xavier School changes as
the effects of Battle of the Atom
are felt. Meanwhile, Magneto
embarks on personal mission that
sets him at odds with much of the X-Men, and the
whole Marvel Universe.
DEATH OF WOLVERINE
HB$34.99
For Logan, the century-old mutant
known as Wolverine, that time is
now. The loss of his healing factor
and the traumatic events of
“Three Months To Die” have all led
to this, the single most important
X-Men event of the decade.
UNCANNY AVENGERS VOL 5
AXIS PRELUDE
HB$34.99
The threat of Kang is over, but
what are the repercussions? A
dark secret is revealed in Genosha,
Havok and his team are defeated
at the hands of the sinister S-Men,
and the Red Skull’s revenge is
now unstoppable. The great vanishing has begun, the
Uncanny Avengers are too late, and Havok witnesses
the Skull’s greatest atrocity yet!
DC comics
BEWARE THE BATMAN VOL 1
PB$24.99
Bruce Wayne spent years studying
crime fighting techniques from his
butler, and former secret spy Alfred Pennyworth. Together they will
take on Gotham City and the worst
criminals and convicts. But even
with the help of allies, Batman’s
skills will be put to the test.
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US
VOL 2
PB$29.99
From the ashes of Metropolis
comes Superman and the newest
ally: Lex Luthor. Against all odds,
he not only survived, but now
embraces Superman’s goals. Of
course, Lex has his own ideas for
how to create a better world. The Man of Steel trusts
him, but can the rest of his allies be so sure?
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE
VOL 4
PB$34.99
The Eisner Award-winning series
Batman Black and White returns
in a brand new volume featuring
tales of The Dark Knight by some
of comics greatest writers.
SINESTRO VOL 1
PB$27.99
Thaal Sinestro has lost everything
he has ever loved: his home, his
family, his only friend. But no matter how desperate he becomes,
Sinestro will never be without
fear...a lesson his one-time ally,
one-time enemy Lyssa Drak is eager to teach him! Can
he take back the despicable Yellow Lantern Corps? Or
does the universe have a new destiny in mind?
AQUAMAN AND THE OTHERS
VOL 1
PB$27.99
The King of Atlantis re-joins his
first team years before he even
met his super-powered allies in
the Justice League The Others.
With strange powers, abilities
and mysterious origins, The Prisoner, Wara, and The
Operative unite with Aquaman after they find themselves targeted!
SUPERMAN ACTION
COMICS VOL 4 HYBRID
PB$29.99
Determained to turn the people
of Metropolis against the Man of
Steel and finally vanquish him from
the Earth, Lex Luthor unleashes a
virus capable of rewriting DNA, including Superman. Superman’s immune system fights
off the infection, but not before a hybrid Superman is
created, capable of defeating the true Superman.
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS
VOL 5 WHAT LIES BENEATH
HB$37.99
The reintroduction of a major character as a cocky young Superman
battles the forces of nature to
save Gotham City. Superman must
also figure out who or what is the
Ghost Soldier, and what mysterious ties does he have
to The Man of Steel? Will he side with Superman as
he is caught in the middle of the military battle with
subterranean monsters?
HARLEY QUINN
HOT IN THE CITY VOL 1
HB$42.99
Harley Quinn returns to her first
solo series. Harley is unleashed
on an unsuspecting DC Universe,
as she encounters various heroes
and villains, and leaves no one
unscathed in her wake! With art by Chad Hardin and a
slew of comics’ best artists including Darwyn Cooke,
Sam Kieth, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Pope, Walter Simonson
and Art Baltazar!
JLA VOL 6
PB$42.99
Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth
is severed, the concept of truth
itself has been fractured, and the
heroes of the Justice League must
contend with a world redefined by
the dreams and fears of the human
race. With the League stretched beyond its capacity,
and Wonder Woman’s spirit broken, can even the
World’s Greatest Super-Heroes stand and fight?
BIRDS OF PREY VOL 5
PB$32.99
We reach a major turning point
in the series, as the Birds find a
new benefactor and a new mission
to take down one of the ancient
evils of the DC Universe: Ra’s al
Ghul! Black Canary confronts Ra’s
al Ghul, who makes her an offer that could save her
husband! Is she willing to pay the ultimate price?
GREEN LANTERN CORPS
VOL 5
PB$34.99
With the entire Corps under attack by the Khund and the shapeshifting Durlans, John Stewart
must unravel the mystery behind
destroyed Sector Houses. But as
the situation becomes more dire, he and his rag tag
group of Lanterns must seek out a Lantern that has
been undercover for a very long time.
SUPERGIRL VOL 5
OUT OF THE PAST
PB$29.99
She’s done with people pushing her
around, taking advantage of her
and betraying her. She’s done feeling helpless, lost and discarded.
She’s done with hope, faith and
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the universe down before she lets another person tell
her who she should be. Supergirl’s journey as a Red
Lantern begins here.
FLASH THE A CELEBRATION
OF 75 YEARS
HB$69.99
A Collection of stories featuring
the Scarlet Speedster, ranging his
7 decades as a mainstay in the DC
Comics universe. From the original
Flash, Jay Garrick, to his successors Barry Allen & Wally West.
FLASH VOL 4 THE REVERSE
PB$29.99
A mysterious and powerful SpeedForce killer has left a trail of bodies
in his wake and only Barry has the
power to stop him. But when the
killer stays one step ahead, Barry
finds himself face to face with the
Teen Titans and Kid Flash for the
first time. All this will lead to a confrontation with the
Flash’s most deadly foe, The Reverse Flash!
THE FLASH VOL 5
PB$27.99
The fifth volume of the New 52
breakout hit - The Flash! Find out
how Barry Allen adjusts after his
epic battle with The Reverse Flash!
Also, find out how The Flash and
Green Lantern first met in The
Flash Annual #2 included in this volume.
TRINITY OF SIN - PHANTOM
STRANGER VOL 3 THE CRAC
PB$29.99
With the Justice League missing and the villains in control,
Phantom Stranger finds himself
with the Justice League Dark in
an attempt to stop Forever Evil by
destroying the very embodiment
of evil, evil itself! Phantom Stranger, Pandora, Swamp
Thing, Constantine, Nightmare Curse and Deadman
find themselves trying to destroy the very embodiment of evil. But to stop the Crime Syndicate, Deadman must possess the Sea King’s body and strike an
unholy truce with him.
THE EC ARCHIVES: THE
VAULT OF HORROR VOL 4
HB$79.99
This terrifying tome has been
digitally recoloured, using Marie
Severin’s original palette as a
guide, and features stories drawn
by all-star comic artists Johnny
Craig, Graham Ingels, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Jack
Kamen, Graham Ingels and George Evans! Includes all
the original adverts, text pieces and letter pages.
graphic nOvels manga
comic strips
THE PEANUTS GUIDE TO
HAPPINESS
Charles Schulz
HB$14.99
For the Peanuts gang, happiness is many things, a warm
blanket, a snowy day, a full
supper dish, but most of all
happiness is being one of the gang.
GARFIELD
FAT CAT 3-PACK #17
Jim Davis
PB$27.99
Garfield’s back, and he’s on the
attack! Tormenting Jon and
ruining his dates, drop-kicking
or duct-taping Odie, eating
the neighbor’s flowers and their pet bird! Three
books in one means three times the fun!
VIXENS VAMPS & VIPERS
Mike Madrid
PB$21.99
Among the deadly femme
fatales, ruthless jungle
queens, devious secret
agents, double-dealing
criminal masterminds, and
gender-bending con artists are some of the very
first women of color in comics. These women may
have been overlooked in the annals of history, but,
like their superheroine counterparts in Divas,
Dames & Daredevils, their influence, on popular
culture and the archenemies that thrill us today,
is unmistakable.
CALVIN & HOBBES AN
EXHIBITION CATALOG
Bill Watterson
PB$24.99
A beautiful companion book to
the extensive Exploring Calvin
and Hobbes exhibition at the
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library.
Includes an in-depth interview with Bill Watterson, and art from cartoons and cartoonists
that Watterson has identified as influential in the
development of his art.
COMIC JAPAN
Roger Dahl
PB$17.99
A collection of the Zero
Gravity cartoon strip, a
popular feature of Japan’s
leading English-language daily
newspaper, The Japan Times.
The strip stars an American couple working
as English teachers in Tokyo, who struggle to
integrate into Japanese society.
kids
DISNEY INFINITY CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA
HB$19.99
Learn about Your favourite
Infinity character’s likes and
dislikes, who they want to join
forces with and what amazing
gadgets and vehicles they
want.
ADVENTURE TIME
DUDE-L BOOK
PB$14.99
Grab your favourite drawing
sticks and unpack your imaginations, because it’s time for
you to re-create the world of
Adventure Time in any way you choose.
ALL FOR STILTON,
STILTON FOR ALL!
HB$14.99
Geronimo, Trap, Pandora, Benjamin
and Patti return to the era of Louis
XIII on the trail of the Pirate Cats.
At Fontainebleu Castle they enroll
in Richelieu’s army of mousketeers and are commanded by the cardinal to oppose two brigands in the
area. The mice discover that the brigands are no other
than Cattardone and Tersilla who have replaced Louis
XIII with Bonzo!
APOCALYPSE BOW WOW
James Proimos Snr
PB$14.99
The end is nigh. Apocalypse is
dawning. Everyone has gone.
Everyone, that is, except for
Brownie and Apollo . . . two dogs.
At first, habit reassures them
that their owners will return home at dinner time.
But when dinner time comes and goes, Brownie and
Apollo slowly begin to realise that their owners might
be Gone For Good. Reluctantly, they venture into the
world unaccompanied, and find others just like them.
THE ENDERMEN INVASION
Winter Morgan
PB$9.99
Steve is invited to an elite building competition on Mushroom
Island. His friends want to join
and everyone is happy except
Steve’s neighbor, Kyra, who wasn’t
chosen as a contestant. Steve asks her to come to
the competition and help the gang build boats to get
to Mushroom Island. She agrees, and the group sets
out on an adventure to the contest. Getting there is
half the fun.
LEGO DC COMICS SUPER
HEROES AMAZING BATTLES
LEGO DC COMICS
SUPER HEROES
BATMAN’S
MISSIONS
HB
$9.99 each
LEGO LEGENDS
OF CHIMA POWER UP!
Julia March
HB$9.99
It’s time to power up CHI as the
Tribes of Chima face new dangers
and enemies! Meet new characters and join familiar faces like
Laval the Lion and Cragger on their adventures, and
learn all about the incredible power of CHI.
BEGINNING TO READ STAR
WARS WHAT IS A WOOKIE?
STAR WARS
JOURNEY THROUGH
SPACE
HB
MARVEL READY-TO-READ LEVEL 1 READERS:
THESE ARE THE GUARDIAN’S, THIS IS THOR &
THIS IS CAPTAIN AMERICA
PB
$6.99 each
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FIGHTS BACK & THE STORY OF HULK PB
$6.99 each
SPIDER-MAN COMIC STORYBOOK VOL 1 BEHIND THE MASK
SPIDER-MAN COMIC
STORYBOOK VOL
2 VULTURE
HB
$9.99 each
MARVEL HEROES 3D COMIC
STICKER BOOK
HB$9.99
Read about the mysterious beginnings of two of the world’s most
famous Super Heroes. More than 75
stickers to complete battle scenes,
finish stories by adding captions and
sound effects!
PEANUTS LITTLE LIBRARY
Charles M. Schulz
HB$9.99
Meet Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy
& Linus from the awesome Peanuts
gang in this gorgeous little box
of books. Perfect for little hands,
party bags and Snoopy fans!
PEANUTS SNOOPY’S STICKER
ACTIVITY BOOK
Charles M. Schulz
PB$5.99
Charles Schulz, the creator of Snoopy,
Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang,
invented universally loveable characters. Join in the activities.
$9.99 each
STAR WARS REBELS: RISE OF
THE REBELS
STAR WARS REBELS
DROIDS IN
DISTRESS
PB
$12.99 each
CARTOONING FOR KIDS :
MEAN N MESSY MONSTERS, CRAZY ZANY,
FAIRY TALE FUN & FEATHERED FRIENDS
Dave Garbot
PB
$12.99 each
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HACKS FOR MINECRAFTERS
COMBAT EDITION
Megan Miller
HB$16.99
GRAND THEFT AUTO V
SIGNATURE SERIES
STRATEGY GUIDE
Brady Games
PB$24.99
100 GREATEST CONSOLE
VIDEO GAMES 1977 -1987
Brett Weiss
HB$49.99
Max Brallier PB
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION
TAKEDOWN
John Jackson Miller PB
Hiro Mashima
PB$16.99
17-year-old Lucy is a magein-training who wants to join a
magician’s guild, so that she can
become a full-fledged magician.
The guild she dreams about joining
is the most famous in the world, and it is known as the
Fairy Tail.
NORAGAMI VOL 3
PB$19.99
Yato is a homeless god without a
shrine. To achieve his ambitious
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to raise enough money to build
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all kinds of jobs, from finding lost kittens to helping a
student overcome bullies at school.
DRUG AND DROP VOL 1
Science Fiction
CAN YOU SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE
APOCALYPSE?
FAIRY TAIL 46
$18.99
Clamp Clamp
PB$18.99
Kazahaya awakens from a
disturbing dream about his sister
covered in blood. If it’s a case of
seeing spirits, there’s one young
man Kazahaya and Rikuo can go to
for advice - Kimihiro Watanuki!
MANGA STEP BY STEP
$9.99
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MACBETH
Gareth Hinds
PB$22.99
Macbeth is a general in the king’s
army, when three witches tell him
he will one day be king. He resolves
to take the throne by the most direct path: a dagger in the heart of
King Duncan. Is he prepared to commit more murders
to keep the crown?
THE CHRONICLES OF
LEGION VOL 2
Fabien Nury
HB$14.99
The magnificent prequel to the
infamous and critically acclaimed I
am Legion! Three lives, three different faces of evil. Three incarnations of Dracula, locked in eternal battle!
MODESTY BLAISE - THE
GRIM JOKER
Peter O’Donnell
PB$19.99
As dangerous as she is desirable,
Modesty Blaise, returns for three
more devastating adventures!
JAMES BOND OMNIBUS
VOL 006
James Lawrence
PB$24.99
The daring James Bond is back
in a definitive bumper edition
collecting more of Jim Lawrence’s
celebrated run in comic strip form!
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Manga Step by Step will guide
you through every phase, teaching
you to draw the amazing heroes of
your favourite manga. Containing
40 guided exercises, featuring
many of the remarkable tips and
tricks used by the best professional manga artists.
TSUBASA OMNIBUS VOL 3
Clamp Clamp
PB$34.99
Syaoran and his traveling companions continue to hop, skip, and
jump across dimensions, from a
land of demon-hunters that hides
a reality-shattering secret, to
a world inhabited with furry creatures who are being
terrorized by a living squall, and beyond-all in the
name of restoring Sakura’s memories.
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THE ART OF MOVIE MAGIC
20 YEARS OF WETA
HB$100
This deluxe slipcased two-volume
set is an insider’s tour of 20
years of movie making magic at
Weta Workshop and Weta Digital,
the creative companies behind such celebrated films
as The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, King Kong, and The
Hobbit.
THE ART OF ROBERT
E. MCGINNIS
Robert E McGinnis
HB$49.99
Painter Robert McGinnis, is a
master illustrator, creating
poster art for such movies as
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and James
Bond films. He is a legendary book cover artist, having
painted images for approximately 1,400 titles.
HARRY POTTER POSTER COLLECTIONS 1&2
PB
$28.99 each
FANTASY CREATURES
IN CLAY
Emily Coleman
PB
$34.99
Explore the world of clay and
learn to create the dramatically
beautiful forms of some of the
most fearsome and awe-inspiring
creatures in mythology.
SPECTRUM 21
PB$44.99
Art, graphic novels, video games,
films, galleries, advertising and
the fine arts. Spectrum is an electrifying art book and an invaluable
resource.
pop culture
.
UNRAVELING THE
MYSTERIES OF THE
BIG BANG THEORY
George Beahm
PB$18.99
A comprehensive look at the series
from the original pilot, to a fandom
terminology guide, to enlightening
analyses of the endearingly original main characters.
BOOK OF THE DEAD
STAR WARS ART: A POSTER
COLLECTION
PB$29.99
With 20 removable, frameable
prints of the very best artwork
from across the entire George
Lucas curated Star Wars Art
series.
THE GRAPHIC CANON OF
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Russ Kick
PB$59.99
The original 3 volume anthology
from ancient times, to the late
twentieth century. With eyepopping comics and illustrations,
fairy tales, fables, fantastical adventures, young
adult novels, and swashbuckling yarns.
Jamie Russell
PB$32.99
From the earliest chillers, to the
blockbusters, the undead has been
popular. An exhaustive filmography
covering the history of the zombie
genre.
THE BREAKING BAD
COOKBOOK
Chris Mitchell
HB$19.99
From Hank’s delicious barbecue, to
Walter’s mouth-watering Heisenburger, and Gus’s delectable Los
Pollos Hermanos Fried Chicken.
Step-by-step instructions, illustrations, lists of
ingredients, and handy tips.
THE ART OF EVOLVE
HB$44.99
Never-before-seen developmental
art such as monster designs and
character concepts. A comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at
Turtle Rock Studios and 2K’s bold
new game.
Star Wars Droids & Journal Darth Vader Journals
The Elder Scrolls & V Skyrim Journals $19.99 each