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| Adventure House - Pulp facsimile
reprints coming to comic shops! Coming in July 2007! PHANTOM DETECTIVE - December 1935 "The Murder Empire": Unleashed by a sinister oriental menace, a mysterious death rey wreaks grim havoc and takes grisly toll! Follow the Phantom on a baffling trail of crime! This pulp replica features a full-color cover complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. PHANTOM DETECTIVE is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074033. Coming in August 2007! PLANET STORIES - Winter 1939 "The Golden Amazons Of Venus": Written by John Murray Reynolds. "War-Lords of the Moon": By Fletcher Pratt and Laurence Manning. Features a full-color cover complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 PLANET STORIES is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074034. SECRET AGENT X - February 1937 "Death's Frozen Formula": Written by Brant House. Features a full-color cover complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. SECRET AGENT X is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074035. |   | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming to comic
shops in August! DOC SAVAGE Volume 9: "The Majii" and "The Golden Man" The pulps' legendary superman battles evil in two exciting adventures by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. In "The Majii" (1935), a living dead man lures Doc Savage into an Aladdin's cavern of horror. Then, "The Golden Man" tests the scientific wizardry of the Man of Bronze, exposing deep secrets of Doc Savage's strange origins. These classic pulp thrillers are reproduced with the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 9 is solicited
in the June PREVIEWS
(available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074032. |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming to comic
shops in August! THE SHADOW Volume 10: "The City of Doom" & "The Fifth
Face" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The legendary supersleuth returns in two action-packed pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. The Voodoo Master returns from the grave and launches a series of terrorist attacks to enslave "The City of Doom." Then, the Dark Avenger battles the master of disguise known only as Five Face. Will "The Fifth Face" be the face of death? In a special bonus feature, The Shadow battles an million-year-old Neanderthal in a "lost" radio script by Hugo Award-winning science fiction author Alfred Bester. This instant collector's item leads off with a classic cover by George Rozen, and also includes all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell and Earl Mayan plus historical commentary on the origins of super-villains and DC's Vandal Savage by popular culture historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 10 is solicited
in the June PREVIEWS
(available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074036. |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming to comic shops in September! DOC SAVAGE Volume 10: "Dust of Death" and
"The Stone Man" - NEWLY RESTORED EDITION The legendary pulp superman battles evil in two expanded novels by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing as Kenneth Robeson, incorporating never-before-published text from the original manuscripts. After Long Tom is arrested on spying charges, Doc Savage, Monk and Ham intervene in an Amazon jungle border war as they battle the mysterious Inca in Gray (in the novel that introduced Ham's pet ape, Chemistry). Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew journey to Arizona and discover a lost race and a strange mist that transforms men into stone. This pulp reprint showcases the classic pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, all of Paul Orban's interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 10 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming to comic shops in September! THE SHADOW Volume 11: "The Road of Crime" & "Crooks Go
Straight" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" Nostalgia Ventures' sales-smashing revival of Street & Smith's iconic pulp superheroes continues as the Master Avenger proves that "crime does not pay" in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing mysteries. In "Road of Crime," a former criminal attempts to reform his life with some unseen help from The Shadow, in a 1933 tale of redemption. Then, a series of robberies and murders casts suspicion on two supposedly-reformed criminals. Did the Crooks Go Straight, or has one of them returned to crime? This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers, all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell and historical commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 11 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). |  | ||||
| ASTONISHING ADVENTURES! MAGAZINE
- New ePulp quarterly magazine! ASTONISHING ADVENTURES! MAGAZINE is a new ePulp quarterly magazine distributed for free.We at AAM love the old pulps like the Shadow, the Spider, the Operator, Doc Savage, and any of the hundreds of other characters you could name. This was the main reason we started Astonishing in the first place, but we have other reasons in mind also. We want to see what the thriving pulp community out there has to say and what they have to show us.AAM is looking for new fiction based on original pulp-styled characters. The word count can be anything under 3500, but we are open to review anything with a higher word count. Query us first before sending material. AAM is also looking for articles, columns, and artwork related to the pulp world - just ask! The bad news is that we aren't paying one red cent at this time. Sorry kids, we’re a small magazine with big hopes, but little pocketbooks beyond the expenses of the magazine. The magazine will be a quarterly affair at this point with a web only distribution (in PDF form). The experimental part is that we will not be charging for the magazine. Insane you say? Mad? Well, we’re looking to generate income for the writers thanks to advertising eventually. Please give us a try and we look forward to reading your ASTONISHING ADVENTURES! PS: Send stories with monkeys! I love monkeys – evil monkeys are the best. Evil monkeys with Human brains are the E-ticket. Deadline is August 1st, 2007 Editor-In-Chief (don't call me chief) EditorJDC@gmail.com And Tim Gallagher Editor EditorTimGallagher@gmail.com Astonishing Adventures Magazine AstonishingSubmissions@gmail.com http://www.AstonishingAdventuresMagazine.com http://www.myspace.com/astonishingadventures | |||||
| ASTOUNDING
HERO TALES - Coming to comic shops in August! edited by James Lowder The spirit of the pulps lives on in Hero Games' premiere fiction release, Astounding Hero Tales! Lost jungle temples, mysterious crime-busters, gallant air aces, and unspeakable cosmic horrors share the spotlight in this anthology of all-new stories by such masters of the fantastic as Robert Weinberg, Will Murray, Darrell Schweitzer, and David Niall Wilson. Astounding Hero Tales also boasts a previously unpublished weird mystery by Lester Dent, creator of Doc Savage, and a foreword and original dark crime yarn by legendary pulp veteran Hugh B. Cave. Softcover, 6x9, 304 pages, $16.99 ASTOUNDING HERO TALES is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074159. ASTOUNDING HERO TALES is available now from Amazon.com. |  | ||||
| CLASSIC
COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS #7: THE GREEN LAMA - Coming in
October! Dark Horse continues its series of vintage-style statuettes featuring the best characters from comic books. The sculpting and packaging design is inspired by the original "Golden Age" version of one of the era's most interesting heroes, The Green Lama, and echoes the look and feel of his earliest comic appearances. This series will depict the characters as they were originally presented in the comics. 5 inches tall, limited to 350 hand-numbered pieces, packaged in a custom-tooled, full-color, litho-printed tin box. Included is a small booklet and a vintage-style pinback button. $49.99 In stores on October 17. Dark Horse Comics THE GREEN LAMA statuette is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN070073. |  | ||||
| CONAN
#43 - Coming in August! Timothy Truman (W), Cary Nord (Cover), Tomás Giorello (A), and Richard Isanove (Cover) The Pits of Refuge: This is the penultimate chapter of Timothy Truman’s adaptation of the Robert E. Howard classic “Rogues in the House!” A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story “Rogues in the House” first appeared in WEIRD TALES. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Tomàs Giorello bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you’ve never seen it before. Trapped in the labyrinthine halls of the Red Priest’s house, and stalked by a mysterious horror, Conan and his uneasy ally Murillo have made a wary alliance with the Priest himself. Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, On sale August 15 Dark Horse Comics CONAN #43 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN070023. |  | ||||
| CONAN
AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD - Coming in
October! Joshua Dysart (W), Will Conrad (A), and Jason Shawn Alexander (Cover) Conan has won the throne of Aquilonia and the hand of the beautiful Zenobia. With a kingdom to rule and an heir on the way, will the Cimmerian finally put up his sword for good? Don’t bet on it. When his bride and country are attacked by a sinister Stygian sorcerer, Conan strikes back at Stygia with all his might—and the might of Aquilonia—in a move that threatens to throw all Hyboria into chaos! Written by Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing, Violent Messiahs) and drawn by upcoming Kull artist Will Conrad (Serenity; Buffy The Vampire Slayer). Full Color, Trade paperback, 136 pages, $14.95, On sale October 24 Dark Horse Comics CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN070024. |  | ||||
| CONAN: THE HALL OF THE DEAD AND OTHER
STORIES - Arriving in comic shops May 31st! Kurt Busiek (W), Mike Mignola (W), Tim Truman (W), Cary Nord (P), and Dave Stewart (C) Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . . Conan: The Hall of the Dead concludes writer Kurt Busiek's ( JLA/Avengers , Astro City ) critically acclaimed run, paving the way for new writer Tim Truman ( Conan and the Songs of the Dead ) and featuring a story by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord ( Daredevil ), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart ( Ultimate Fantastic Four , DC: The New Frontier ) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with three of the best writers in comics today . Dark Horse Comics Hardcover, Full Color, 200 pages $24.95 |  | ||||
| Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic
Dime Novels - Coming in
June! Compiled by J . Randolph Cox Dime novels —as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz—were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The five novels in this unique anthology are classic examples of the form, which encompassed Westerns, early science fiction, detective and mystery yarns, and Revolutionary War historicals. From the handsome gambler "Dashing Diamond Dick" and the daring inventor in "Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship" to the mythic baseball player in "Frank Merriwell’s Finish," here are some of the most valiant heroes and notorious rogues in the pantheon. Read together, these novels are fascinating time capsules from a young nation in love with its larger-than-life characters. Trade paperback, 384 pages, $15, Available June 26th! Penguin Classics Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! |  | ||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Alibi Trail" from January 1, 1942. "Recipe for Murder" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Never Come Mourning" by Stewart Sterling from DETECTIVE BOOK MAGAZINE, Winter, Sept.-Nov. 1948 Featuring: Fire Marshal Pedley "Every arsonist has a twisted mind," said Chief Fire Marshal Pedley. But the tangled web of greed and lust that fashioned a monstrous funeral pyre in the Hotel Grolier was more than he could fathom . . . "Curly Wolf" by Bruce Douglas from ACE-HIGH MAGAZINE, First March 1932 Guilty or innocent, a man charged with almost every crime in the law books is apt to find his own range unhealthy. The Curly Wolf found it so, and decided to enjoy the scenery in Mexico - as soon as he finished a little performance for the sole benefit of Sheriff Steele. | |||||
| THE
FALL OF CTHULHU #7 - Coming in August! by Michael Alan Nelson & Jean-Jacques Diazlowski The horror mounts in the new hit Lovecraftian ongoing series from BOOM! Cy is gone, but the dark machinations that surround his discoveries continue. A war is brewing, as the Dreamlands is in upheaval and Mister Arkham plots his strategy on earth. With mankind standing in the way, darkness is coming to the world! 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Boom Studios THE FALL OF CTHULHU #7 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073337 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073338 (Cover B). | |||||
| FRANK
FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #5 (of 6) - Coming in August! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones & Jay Fotos Rian Atar finally reaches the castle of King Strom–only to find a most terrible surprise waiting for him and his men! Adelia, Lambeau and Dreovid follow the Death Dealer to the edge of the Angra Swamp, where the grotesque Dazaka lies in wait… Featuring one of the biggest shocks in fantasy history–this is one twist you won't see coming! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99, On sale July 11th! DEATH DEALER #5 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN071911. |  | ||||
| HALLOW'S EVE CTHULHU PLUSH - Coming in
September! Every Fall, every Halloween is the night of nights. It is on this holiday the ancestors and Old Ones breech the barrier and creep amongst humanity. Beware, oh ye of mortal substance for the ethereal lurk in the Dark places of Toy Vault. Prepare for Hallow’s Eve Cthulhu! Swathed in a cocoon of black, with shimmering orange highlights, Hallow’s Eve Cthulhu is the perfect 11" plush companion in the dead of an autumn night. Scheduled to ship in September 2007. $19.99 HALLOW'S EVE CTHULHU PLUSH is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074472. | |||||
| It's
A Pulp World It's A Pulp World is Eric Jamborsky's blog that has now posted (finally) the next installment of his look at Startling Stories Magazine. This time we look at the May 1940 issue. | |||||
| LANKHMAR
BOOK 3: SWORDS IN THE MIST by Fritz Leiber - Coming in
August! Lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses, and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon. Trade paperback, 5 x 8, 224 pages, $12.95, On sale August 22 Dark Horse Books SWORDS IN THE MIST is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN070040. |  | ||||
| THE LONE RANGER Rumor has it that Jerry Bruckheimer (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) may be trying to revive another possibly dead genre with a new take on "The Lone Ranger." Better yet, he is bringing in the director of the "Pirates" trilogy, Gore Verbinski, and the writers responsible for making it work, Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio. More news when available! | |||||
| THE
LONE RANGER #9 - Coming in August! by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello The Eisner Nominated ("Best News Series" and "Best Cover Artist") series continues from Dynamite, writer Brett Matthews, artist Sergio Cariello and art director/cover artist John Cassaday! The Lone Ranger #9 continues the explosive story arc that begin in issue #7 of the all-new ongoing series, all in the powerful shadow of Dynamite’s FCBD flip-book which featured the Ranger and reached thousands of new fans and readers! It's frontier justice versus legal justice in this issue as the Ranger and Tonto find themselves at odds as they transport a man accused of murder through lands owned by the relatives of the man he killed. 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.99 Publisher: DynamiteEntertainment THE LONE RANGER #9 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073413. | |||||
| Moonstone
Books - Coming in
September/October! Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent Written by: Lester Dent Interior Art: Tom Roberts Cover Art: Bob Larkin (regular), Doug Klauba (Limited) 352 pages, b/w, Squarebound, 6”x9”, $18.95 (Limited hardcover $49.99) Moonstone Books will offer the first new Doc Savage tales in more than thirty-five years this September when they unveil a collection of radio scripts written in the late 1940s by the enduring character's creator, Lester Dent. Many of these radio scripts have never been seen before and for the most part they have been virtually forgotten for more than half a century. Doc Savage remains one of the most highly regarded pulp characters, with a track record that includes 181 issues of Doc Savage magazine, a wildly successful string of novels, comic books, and a feature film, “the Man in Bronze” has thrilled audiences around the world for more than five decades. Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent collects for the first time these radio scripts for the character's legions of fans. The book will be available in a trade paperback version and a special, limited and signed hardcover edition with a full-color dust jacket. The special edition is limited to 300 numbered copies and features a pulp-era Doc Savage cover by Douglas Klauba. It will be signed by both the artist and the interior illustrator, Tom Roberts. It will also include special Doc color plates by Dave Dorman, Joe Prado, and Ruben Procopio. The trade paperback will retail for $18.95, and limited edition will carry at $49.99 cover price. Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 27th). Moonstone Books |   | ||||
| Moonstone
Books - Coming in August! THE PHANTOM #19 Written by Mike Bullock, Art by Silvestre Szilagyi, Colors by Bob Pedroza, covers by Marat Mychaels and by Darryl Banks, Terry Austin and Bob Pedroza. "Invisible Children," part 3 of 3. Torn from today's headlines, the electrifying conclusion to The Phantom's one-man war against the army of HIM is now! Don't miss out as our hero comes face-to-face with his worst nightmare. Can he overcome HIM or will The Phantom become his next recruit? 32 pages, $3.50 (Cover B, $4.50). Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM #19 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073756 (Regular cover). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073757 (Limited charity cover). |  | ||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! JUNGLE STORIES #2 BLOOD OF THE BEAST, Theodore Roscoe KI-GOR -- AND THE STOLEN EMPIRE, John Peter Drummond WHEN THE LION FED (part 2 of Tarzan the Untamed), Edgar Rice Burroughs JONGOR OF LOST LAND, Robert Moore Williams Retail price $10.95. Web special $8.95. TALES FROM THE PULPS #2 PE-RA, DAUGHTER OF THE SUN, Ralph Milne Farley SCARLET ACE, Theodore A. Tinsley MAGIC BATHING SUITS, Murray Leinster DEAD MIKE, Robert Leslie Bellem TENDERFOOT, E. Hoffman Price OMELETTES AND SYMPATHY FOR ALL, Earl Derr Biggers THE NUDIST GYM DEATH RIDDLE, Jack Gray Retail price $10.95. Web special $8.95. Pulpville Press: PulpTales Magazines |   | ||||
| Pulpville Press - Coming soon! PRIVATE SUPER DETECTIVE COMICS #1 - Available in early June 2007 Featuring the comic adventures of Girl Friday, Betty Blake, Jerry Jasper, and Ray Hale. All comics taken from the pulp magazines of the Trojan line, such as Private Detective and Super Detective. SPICY WESTERN COMICS #1 - Available in June 2007 Featuring the comic adventures of Polly of the Plains, taken from Spicy Western pulp magazine. FIGHTING WESTERN COMICS #1 - Available in June 2007 Featuring the comic adventures of Lariat Lucy and Fighting Bob Dale, taken from Fighting Western pulp magazine. PRIVATE SUPER DETECTIVE COMICS #2 - Available in late June 2007 Featuring the comic adventures of Girl Friday, Betty Blake, Jerry Jasper, and Ray Hale. All comics taken from the pulp magazines of the Trojan line, such as Private Detective and Super Detective.
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| RED
SONJA #26 - Coming in
August! by Michael Avon Oeming & Brian Reed, & Homs “World on Fire” continues from writers Michael Avon Oeming and Brian Reed, artist Homs and an all-star cast of cover artists including David Mack, Mel Rubi, Homs and Joe Prado! Plus a foil cover edition by Ron Adrian! Sonja has returned to the lands of Hyboria and desperately attempts to assemble an army to battle Kulan Gath and his growing legions. But will the people follow Sonja... or lead her right into Gath’s trap to save their own desperate lives! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 RED SONJA #26 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073398. | |||||
| Robert E. Howard: THE DAUGHTER OF ERLIK KHAN
- Now available for pre-order! Now available for pre-order from Medusa Expression is THE DAUGHTER OF ERLIK KHAN. A plot to ransom a wayward wife turns into deadly adventure for rescuer Francis Xavier Gordon, known in the east as El Borak. Yasmeena has turned her back on a cruel, yet wealthy husband. A case of mistaken identity has deified her among a hidden and dangerous cult. Only Gordon's force of will and cunning will prevail over forces that gather to either ransom or destroy her. Twists, turns, a hidden room of gold and self-preservation all work to distract Gordon from his mission as savior of the life of Yasmeena, The Daughter of Erlik Khan. This is the first El Borak tale, originally published in TOP NOTCH MAGAZINE, December 1934. Hardcover (illustrated case binding, 6.25 x 9.5") 96 Pages Cover art: Serge Jacques (photograph) -View a larger cover image on the HOWARD WORKS website. The print run is limited to 150 copies, each copy is signed/numbered by the Editor (Michael Hranek) and includes an original photoprint of the cover subject by Serge Jacques tipped in. Pre-order price is $45.00 postpaid in the US. If any copies are left, the price will move to $60 on July 1, the official street date. The books are expected in from the printer in about two weeks and start shipping immediately. Existing customers have already locked in about half the run. Orders may be placed on the Medusa Expression website at: http://www.medusaexpression.com/publications.htm |  | ||||
| THE
SAVAGE SWORD COLLECTION BUST #1: CONAN - Coming in October! One of the longest running and most important comics magazines of heroic fantasy was undoubtedly Savage Sword. Dark Horse, in conjunction with Conan Properties, proudly announces the first in what will be a series of top-shelf sculptures of the greatest Robert E. Howard characters, who were discovered by many in the pages of Savage Sword. The series will be coordinated in terms of packaging design and size, and notably by the commitment that one of the industry’s top sculpting talents, Tony Cipriano, will bring to each bust in the series. This is something that no collector will want to miss, so get in on the ground floor! Bust measures 6.5" from base to helmet top. Approximately 8" wide. $54.99 On sale October 10 Dark Horse Comics SAVAGE SWORD COLLECTION BUST #1: CONAN is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN070063. |  | ||||
| SHEENA
#3 (OF 5) - Coming in
August! Author: Robert Rodi; Artist: Matt Merhoff ; Cover Artists: Alex Horley, Mike Bear, and Tim Seeley Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza In the big city and on the run from the corrupt Cardwell Industries, Sheena finds herself needing a disguise… And in this case, hiding in plain sight is her only choice! She’s survived everything that the brutal jungle has thrown at her in her life… can she survive cocktail dresses, high heels and clutch purses?! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Devil's Due Publishing SHEENA #3 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN073466. |  | ||||
| STAR WARS There is a big rumor going around that George Lucas is going to announce tomorrow, on the 30th Anniversary of STAR WARS at the big Celebration IV event in LA, that in addition to the two STAR WARS TV shows (one animated, one live action) he will be prepping a new STAR WARS theatrical film. The rumor has it that this supposed film will take place before the prequels, during the time of the Old Republic. More news when available! | |||||
| TALES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT [MIGNOLA
COVER EDITION] - Coming in
September! edited by Joyce Carol Oates Combining the nineteenth-century gothic sensibility of Edgar Allan Poe with a daring internal vision, Lovecraft's tales foretold a psychically troubled century to come. Lovecraft's universe is a frightening shadow world where reality and nightmare intertwine, and redemption can come only from below. Now, at last, the most important tales of this distinctive American genius are gathered in one volume by National Book Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates. A collection of ten prototypical stories by Lovecraft, the influential myth-and monster-maker of Providence, Rhode Island, whose extravagantly gothic tales have spawned and inspired such latterday disciples as Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell. It's ingenuous for Ecco to claim that "Now, at last'' we have a representative Lovecraft (considering all that several publishers have done over the years to keep even his ephemera in print). Still, here are some of his best, including such comparatively little-known triumphs as a harrowing depiction of a surrender to madness ("The Dreams in the Witch-House'') and a superb haunted-house tale ("The Shunned House''). Oates's brief, incisive introduction suggestively compares Lovecraft's experiences and temperament with those of his mentor Poe, and helpfully summarizes the content of the former's apparently immortal "Chthulu Mythos.'' One misses only Lovecraft's hair-raising novella "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.'' But even without it this attractive volume offers a fine chance to sample Lovecraft's ghoulish pleasures. Softcover, 6x9, 160 pages, $14.95 TALES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (available May 31st). The Diamond Item Code is JUN074142. | |||||
