NEW INDY COMIX!!

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DR. PROFANE'S 2014 PINUP CALENDAR AND COMIC

(W) Dr. Profane (A) Various

It's a calendar - It's a comic book - It's two great treats together (ok, I know I just used that joke a few weeks ago, but there you are).

Dr. Profane is extending his practice beyond the confines of Southern California and opening a branch office here at Zanadu Comics. This Mad Scientist (he claims he is not mad,  just easily irritated) is a man whose passion for sweetleaf, transgressive science and saucy photography is matched only by his passion for a woman who is all brain. Literally. His faithful companion, Margarita, is actually a brain that has been transplanted into a series of beautiful female bodies over many centuries (the first body she remembers inhabiting was that of Egyptian Queen, Nefertiti). They are joined in their adventures by Franco, champion grower, Mexican wrestling fanatic and rabid arachnaphobe. In this combination comic book/calendar every month of 2014 is preceded by a two-page comics adventure. The calendar for the month is highlighted by a saucy pinup of one of Margarita's hosts posed to emphasize a theme from that month's story. As an added bonus, each month gives you a new phrase to enter on the Dr. Profane website to access additional photos and stories throughout the year. All this for a measly Nine Bucks. No memberships! No Subscriptions!! No recurring fees!!!

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NEW INDY COMIX!!

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THE REACH OF THE MIND #1

(W/A) Sam Bell

Like a deranged man driven to compulsions beyond his own control, Howard unearthed this artifact of the arcane from Seattle's premiere small press festival, Short Run, now in its third year. Direct from the UK, Sam Bell is a name that may not be on your radar now, but for anyone interested in the darkly surreal netherworlds of nightmares rendered with an all too familiar clarity, this book will be sure to engrave his name upon your consciousness!! Follow the downward spiral into the depths of darkness with this gorgeously illustrated Lovecraftian-esque comic!!

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NEW LOCAL COMIX!!

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AUTOFAC #3

(W/A) Mark Falkey

Local artist, Mark Falkey is back with another installment of his bizarre sci-fi cyborg tale, but this time brings out the big guns--space frog soldiers. Oh yeahhhh. Each issue has been looking better than the last as Mark constantly refines his abilities and even managed to put this issue out in record time compared to the other 2!!

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SHIPPING LIST FOR 12/11!!

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Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, December 11th!!

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GODLAND FINALE

(W) Joe Casey  (A) Tom Scioli

AT LONG LAST - THE FINALE IS HERE! 72 PAGES OF GIANT GØD-COMICS!
What began eight long years ago comes to its cosmic conclusion! Will all questions be answered? Let's just put it this way: THIS IS IT! The single issue where comic books are changed forever is finally dropping! Buy this book and take the next step!

OH DEAR KING KIRBY IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (there are not enough exclamation points to accurately represent how mother f'n excited I am for this to finally be real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) !!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! ep. #60!!

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It's the eye of the storm so to speak before the holiday shopping madness engulfs us in full force, but for those with geeks on their list, you've come to the right place for the weird, bizarre and the down right questionable oddities that fill every square inch of the mighty Zanadu!! As usual, Casey and Morgan are joined by the ever lovely, Ms. Anna Pederson and the ever elegant, Mr. Will Harris who bring us the very best in both main and not so mainstream comics of this fabulously cold ass week of December!!

Also, if you were given a ballot for the 2013 fan awards or downloaded one or whatever, please drop it off to the store by December 18th to be counted in our first annual experiment of 'audience participation.' Mind control is next, so be ready! Obey the Z, obey the Z obey the Z obey the Z!!!!!!!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 12/4!!

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GRINDHOUSE: DOORS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT #3

(W) Alex De Campi  (A) Simon Fraser

The correctional transport ship Antares is home to the baddest beauties this side of the Milky Way, but when their demented warden starts taking her jollies from the prisoners' hides, the babes of Block E fix to bust out!

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RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 12/4!!

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INHUMANITY #1

(W) Matt Fraction  (A) Oliver Coipel

• After INFINITY, the Marvel Universe has changed.
•  The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered the secret of the Inhumans that will shake the Marvel U to its core.

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Ok, so we all know that whatever 'secret' the Inhumans are hiding will most likely be brushed under the rug of the next big marvel "epic," but what I CAN tell you is that Oliver Coipel is gonna blow your damn nipples off by the 3rd page with his otherworldly rendering of the greatest supporting characters to ever grace the pages of FF!! Hot off his 3 issue run on X-Men, Coipel proves that he can draw more than just a pretty face, espeically if he is to keep up with Fraction's balls to the wall story that sets the tone for the next stage of the Marvel U!!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 12/4!!

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SIX GUN GORILLA #6

(W) Simon Spurrier  (A) Jeff Stokely

Blue has almost made it back to the BlisterGate in his mission to return the dying general's love-to his Earth-wife. The only problem? He'll have to cross a battlefield to get there, with both the Rebels and the BXF soldiers out to get him and no 6GG in sight.

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RECOMMENDED BY ERIN.

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 12/4!!

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ROVER RED CHARLIE #1

(W) Garth Ennis  (A) Michael DiPascale

When a worldwide epidemic suddenly rids the Earth of all humans, what happens to man's best friend? GARTH ENNIS - the master wordsmith of Preacher and Crossed - delivers a story like no other, as a band of canines set out to survive on their own for the first time. This is the story of three best friends at the end of the World. Charlie was a helper dog and he was good at getting his feeders safely around. Now he and his pals Rover and Red must escape the failing New York City and find their way in this new order. Ennis applies his incredible talent for creating rich and complex characters to a whole new species, with this shockingly original tale that is fully painted by Michael Dipascale.

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RECOMMENDED BY PERRY!!

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!! EP. #59!

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Sit down with the CSSG team for a special Thanksgiving edition of our weekly video hype experience that is Comics Should Smell Good!! As the holiday season looms closer and closer, some may need a good shot of four color weirdness to withstand the family interaction portion of the coming weeks and by George, you've come to the right place! Casey and Morgan are joined this week not only by our very own Dr. Marvel, Mr. Will Harris, but the lovely Anna Pederson as well to provide you with an extensive list of the best of the best this week which we guarantee will cure the most deadly of all holiday diseases--the dreaded ITIS!!

Seriously though, a big heartfelt thanks to everyone that has supported us over the past 38 years and an extra special thanks to those who sit through these strange things every week. Thank you thank you thank you. Now go tell your children the true story of thanksgiving. (I recommend south park) ;)

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/27!!

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MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN #1

(W) Sholly Fisch  (A) Jorge Monolongo

A dog...and his boy?!  Join the classic Jay Ward characters, the world's smartest individual who happens to be a dog, Mr. Peabody, and his son Sherman, on their maiden voyage in the time-traveling WABAC machine and other adventures exploring history.

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RECOMMENDED BY HOWARD!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/27!!

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MAXX MAXIMIZED #1

(W) Sam Keith & William Messner-Loebs  (A) Sam Keith

Sam Kieth has long been renowned for his stunning artistry and insightful and quirky stories. Now, IDW is proud to present a re-mastered edition (complete with new scans of all Maxx pages from the original art) with revised coloring, all overseen by Kieth.
The Maxx tells the story of a homeless person who lives in a box and moves back and forth between our reality and "The Outback," a heroic fantasy realm. He is aided and accompanied by Julie Winters, a social worker in our world and a beautiful jungle princess in The Outback.

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If you're my age, you probably remember sneaking out of bed after your parents fell asleep and creeping into the living room to turn on the T.V. for one small glimpse of show that came to define a generation of dropouts and drug addicts--Liquid T.V. (Ok, sure, the Maxx first aired on MTV Oddities, but you get the idea.) The images found in this series and the others on that magical hour of late night nonsense remain in my memory like fragments of a dream that are almost too powerful to fully recollect. Now, we are blessed with the true distillation of that insanity in the form of Sam Keith's madcap masterpiece, The Maxx, presented here for a new generation of weirdos!

RECOMMENDED BY CASEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/27!!

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BLACK SCIENCE #1

(W) Rick Remender  (A) Matteo Scalera

Grant McKay, former member of The Anarchistic Order of Scientists, has finally done the impossible: he has deciphered Black Science and punched through the barriers of reality. But what lay beyond the veil was not epiphany but chaos. Now Grant and his team are lost, living ghosts shipwrecked on an infinite ocean of alien worlds, barreling through the long-forgotten, ancient, and unimaginable dark realms. The only way is forward. The only question is how far are they willing to go, and how much can they endure, to get home again?

Join writer RICK REMENDER and the superstar art team of MATTEO SCALERA & DEAN WHITE for this face-melting science fiction epic spanning the lifetimes of a cast of dimensional castaways lead by the man that caused it all.

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RECOMMENDED BY SAM THE VIDEO MONKEY!!

EMPLOYEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 11/27!!

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PRETTY DEADLY #2

(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick  (A) Emma Rios

The Old West is steeped in violence and strange magic in this macabre tale from the team behind the cult-hit miniseries Osborn, KELLY SUE DECONNICK (Captain Marvel) and EMMA RÍOS (Dr. Strange). Gunfighters have it out with swords as the whole world burns. There will be blood, blood, blood.

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RECOMMENDED BY MORGAN!!

SHIPPING LSIT FOR 11/27!!

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Visit our shipping next week section for a list of new and back in stock items arriving on Wednesday, November 27th!!

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BAD DOG #5

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Diego Greco

"WHAT HAPPENS, STAY," Part Two
It's a Thanksgiving Miracle! Bad Dog's triumphant return! Lou and Wendell try to survive Vegas, Baker, and the evil Dairy Queen while Lou searches for the meaning of life in Milk.

COMICS SHOULD SMELL GOOD!!! ep. #58!!

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After last week's special guest, we wanted to keep things poppin and welcome back our very own professor of Marvel, Mr. Will Harris to ramble intelligently about retcons, remakes and redos in this ever changing world of modern comics. Oh yeah, and recommend some fantastic comics, too! We hope you will continue to stick with us through what will hopefully be the start of a new era of Comics Should Smell Gooooooooooddd!!!

And don't forget that tonight, Wednesday the 20th, Damon Gentry of "Sabertooth Swordsman" fame will be signing from 4-6pm!!