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LITTLE FLUFFY GIGOLO PELU TP VOL 02

(W/A) Junko Mizuno

 Adventures of a space alien in search of love in an off-kilter Tokyo Pelu, the cute and fluffy gigolo from outer space, is back, determined to find himself true happiness in the form of a human bride. Pelu's quest to have a child continues to unfold across a surreal Tokyo cityscape populated by mythological creatures, loveable losers, living puppets, nymphomaniacs, and a visitor from Pelu's own home world. Will Pelu finally gain the confidence to woo a bride? Can Pelu finally find a girl willing to stick around long enough to have his baby?

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Get ready for a fatal overdose of ultra cute psychedelic darkness filtered through the mighty pen of a small Japanese woman! One of the most unique artists to emerge in the past decade, Mizuno incorporates pop art stylings with dark psychedelic sexual overtones that create a nightmarish shiny and sinister world of adult fun!!

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THUNDER AGENTS #1

(W) Phil Hester  (A) Andrea DiVito

 The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are dead, or will soon be, unless new recruit Dynamo can master the incredible but lethal power of the Thunderbelt in time to rescue his teammates from the mysterious Iron Maiden. The timeless heroes return to comics with a vengeance in this blistering first issue from writer Phil Hester (Godzilla, Invincible Universe, Wonder Woman) and artist Andrea Di Vito (Dungeons & Dragons)!

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ASTRO CITY #3

(W) Kurt Busiek  (A) Brent Anderson

 In the midst of all-out battle between Honor Guard and the Skullcrushers in the mountains of Ecuador, we see the human cost, as HG support staff member Marella Cowper wades into the middle of it. Why is she there? What will she find? And why does she consider it all her fault? The award winning ASTRO CITY continues to explore life in a superhuman world. Featuring the second half of a diptych cover by Alex Ross.

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recommended by erin.

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DR. DOOM & DR. STRANGE: TRIUMPH & TORMENT TP

(W) Various (A) Mike Mignola

Every year on Midsummer's Eve, Victor von Doom clashes with the forces of evil in a vain attempt to free his mother's soul from Hell. But only when Dr. Strange is finally convinced to join the fight does he have any hope of altering the outcome in his favor. The unlikely allies must first journey to Mephisto's infernal realm, where they find the cost of one soul may be more than they are willing to pay! Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE AND DOCTOR DOOM : TRIUMPH AND TORMENT; DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #57; and material from ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #8, and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #16 and #43.

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NINJAS ATTACK!!! Here at Zanadu, we believe everyone needs more ninjas in their daily life and who better to bring them to you than your ever silent but deadly comic monkeys!! Trained in the mesmerizing art of hypeanese, the monkeys throw around carefully crafted buzzwords and super fast secret hand movements designed to break down your defenses and force you to buy MORE comics!!! Watch and see this ancient secret technique revealed before your very eyes!!!

Oh yeah... and Lying Cat, too!

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BAG OF MARBLES GN

(W) Joesph Joffo (A) Vincent Bailly

 In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. The boys travel by train, by ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city - and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities.

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TRILLIUM #1

(W/A) Jeff Lemire

 It's the year 3797, and botanist Nika Temsmith is researching a strange species on a remote science station near the outermost rim of colonized space. It's the year 1921, and renowned English explorer William Pike leads an expedition into the dense jungles of Peru in search of the fabled "Lost Temple of the Incas," an elusive sanctuary said to have strange healing properties. Two disparate souls separated by thousands of years and hundreds of millions of miles. Yet they will fall in love and, as a result, bring about the end of the universe. Even though reality is unraveling all around them, nothing can pull them apart. This isn't just a love story; It's the LAST love story ever told.
Trillium is an 8-issue series that combines rich historical adventure and mind-bending science fiction into a sprawling, unconventional love story by Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH, CONSTANTINE, ANIMAL MAN).
This amazing miniseries kicks off with 28-pages of story in a flip-book with two covers and two separate but connected stories!

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Jeff Lemire dips back into creator owned territory to bring you the most epic of long distance relationships to ever be conceived on the comic book page! While the solicitation reads much like Darren Aronofsky's stunningly gorgeous "Fountain", I'm confident in Lemire's ability to blend the weirdly surreal with the intimate emotions and thoughts of his characters that linger in our hearts long past the final panel.

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SIDEKICK #1

(W) J. Michael Straczynski  (A) Tom Mandrake, Brian Miller

 WITNESS A MODERN HERO'S FALL FROM GRACE!
The Cowl and Flyboy: renowned superhero and sidekick despite dopey names. They were famous, popular, and happy until the Cowl's assassination.  Now, no one takes Flyboy seriously. Follow  his trajectory from barely tolerated hero to figure of ridicule, and witness his slow descent into madness, darkness and crime.

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BURN THE ORPHANAGE: BORN TO LOSE #1

(W/A) Sina Grace (W) Daniel Freedman

 A young orphan named Rock was left for dead, now he's out for revenge!  With partners Lex and Bear by his side, our hero will find out who burned his home and family to the ground.  If that means taking on every goon, punk, and topless stripper ninja in the city... then so be it.

PART ONE OF THE BORN TO LOSE TRILOGY!

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CATALYST COMIX #2

(W) Joe Casey (A) Dan McDaid, Ulysses Arriola

 Frank Wells saved the world, but now what?! Amazing Grace fights for life in a cosmic coma! And the Agents of Change have a superhero encounter session! Don't miss the second smash issue of the baddest comic on the stands!

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And it's got a Paul Pope cover!! OoohooHH AAhAA!

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FAGIN THE JEW 10TH ANNIVERSARY HC

(W/A) Will Eisner

Comics luminary Will Eisner takes on literary giant Charles Dickens, in this fascinating retelling of the life of Oliver Twist's Fagin! Imagining Fagin's impoverished childhood in the slums of London and his initiation into the criminal underworld, Eisner's story counters the anti-Semitism of Victorian literature as his gorgeous brushwork creates an evocative portrait of the era.

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ROBOCOP: LAST STAND #1

(W) Frank Miller, Steven Grant (A) Korkut Oztekin

FRANK MILLER'S VISION FOR ROBOCOP'S FINAL CHAPTER REVEALED! Frank Miller's incredible unproduced screenplay has been brought to life in this hardhitting Steven Grant (2 GUNS, PUNISHER: CIRCLE OF BLOOD) penned the adaptation. With all the brains, guts, and bullets that made the first film an instant classic, this is a comic event not to miss. The police force has disbanded. The people of Detroit have been evicted from their homes. ED209s and OCP officers run the streets. With OCP's vision for Delta City well underway, Robocop may be his city's last hope. This is Robocop's last stand, as it was always intended to be.

 

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Comics, Storm Trooper helmets and big swords!! All in this week's episode of the fantastic plastic hype machine that is Comics Should Smell Good!!! As usual, Marvel drops a heavy load of fantastically shiny and fun comics with more Psylocke than you can shake a stick at; Tom Strong returns in an all new adventure by co-creator, Chris Sprouse and Vertigo makes a strong step back into the market with their time hopping, physics defying new series, Collider!! So strap on your jammy pack and get down to the comic store before they're all GONE!!!!

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FLASH ANNUAL #2

(W) Brian Buccellato, Nicole Dubuc (A) Cully Hamner, Sami Basri

 Find out how The Flash and Green Lantern first met when a case they teamed up together to solve years ago rears its head again in the present! It involve a foe neither of them can defeat on their own, and they might not have much luck together either! The outcome of this will affect Flash for years to come... Plus, a backup story by Nicole Dubuc (the Young Justice cartoon) and Sami Basri!

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