ILLUMINATIONS THIS FEBRUARY... DEC 2015 TOMB RAIDER! DARKSEID WAR! SPIDER-MAN! SNOWFALL! COMING OF THE SUPERMEN! BIFF’S BIT CHRISTMAS IS UPON US! NOVEL IDEAS AND MORE! The Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade (DC)

CONTENTS: PAGE 03... New Series and One-Shots for February: Dark Horse

PAGE 04... New Series and One-Shots for February: DC Comics

PAGE 05... New Series and One-Shots for February: IDW Publishing

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PAGE 08... New Series and One-Shots for February: Indies

PAGE 09... Novel Ideas - Part One

PAGE 10... Novel Ideas - Part Two SIGN UP FOR THE ACE COMICS MAILOUT PAGE 11... Biff’s Bit: Christmas Is Upon Us AND KEEP UP TO DATE PAGE 12... Top 20 Graphic Novels: November’s Bestselling Books WITH THE LATEST RELEASES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, CHARTS, ILLUMINATIONS, EVENTS acecomics.co.uk AND MORE! 02 KINGS ROAD #1 Peter Hogan, Phil Winslade, Staz Johnson This 48-page special includes all King’s Road chapters from Dark Horse Presents by Peter Hogan and DARK Phil Winslade - and an additional is- sue’s worth of story drawn by the new King’s Road art team! Artist Staz Johnson () HORSE and colorist Douglas A. Sirois (The NEW SERIES AND ONE-SHOTS FOR FEBRUARY 7th Sword) join Hogan to continue this tale of a family on the run from magical, other-dimensional mon- sters. In Shops: 10/02/2016

HELLBOY AND THE BPRD - 1953: BEYOND H COVER STAR H TOMB THE FENCES #1 RAIDER #1 , Mariko Tamaki, Chris Roberson, Phillip Sevy, Paolo Rivera, Joe Rivera Agustin Alessio A mysterious creature hunts the After Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara children of an idyllic suburban Croft’s adventure continues in a new comic series by Eisner Award town, and the BPRD get more winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This than they bargained for when One Summer)! their investigation begins to Lara Croft is pursuing a lost truth seem strangely familiar. about the world that just might un- iZombie co-creator Chris lock the secret to defeating death! Roberson joins Hellboy creator She becomes entangled in a search for a rare mushroom said to grant Mike Mignola and Eisner and immortality and a lethal new enemy Harvey Award-winning artist that just won’t die! Paolo Rivera for Hellboy: Year Continuing where the Rise of the Two. Tomb Raider game left off! In Shops: 24/02/2016 In Shops: 17/02/2016 03 JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID WAR - SPECIAL #1 DARK AND BLOODY #1 Shawn The massive “Darkseid War” Aldridge, Scott epic continues to set the stag- Godlewski, es for the future of the DC Uni- Tyler Crook verse as we reveal the secrets Guns, moonshine, monsters-there’s behind its newest major play- a lot going on in the backwoods of Kentucky. Iris Gentry is a war vet- er: Darkseid’s daughter, Grail! eran who returned from Iraq to find And if the Justice League is his options for supporting his fam- not careful, the spoils of war ily limited. Since they live in a “dry” will all end up with her! See the county, Iris has turned to running truth behind Grail’s role in this moonshine for his former ranking war and the future of the DC officer-meaning the men now share crimes at home and abroad. You Universe as she tears her way see, back in their combat days, Iris’s across it! regiment got involved in something In Shops: 17/02/2016 they shouldn’t have, and now a deadly, otherworldly consequence has come looking for vengeance. The Dark And Bloody is a haunting new horror series by writer Shawn Aldridge (Vic Boone) and artist Scott : Godlewski (Copperhead), with cov- THE COMING ers by Tyler Crook (Harrow County). OF THE In Shops: 10/02/2016 SUPERMEN #1 Neal Adams From legendary writer/artist Neal Ad- ams comes a threat so epic it will take more than one Man of Steel to han- dle it! As Darkseid and the hordes DARK of Apokolips lay waste to the world, KNIGHT even Superman is overwhelmed-but RETURNS: not for long, as three heroes from the THE LAST miniaturized city of Kandor emerge CRUSADE #1 at full size, armed with all the vast Frank Miller, powers of Kal-El, ready to become Brian Azzarello, the new Supermen! John Romita, This battle of titans also features the Bill Sienkiewicz machinations of Lex Luthor, plus Before the Dark Knight returned... fan favorites Jimmy Olsen and Lois The . Poison Ivy. Selina Kyle. Lane aiding in the fight for Truth, And the last . DC Justice and the American Way. In Shops: 17/02/2016 NEW SERIES AND ONE-SHOTS FOR FEBRUARY In Shops: 03/02/2016 04 JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS: VALENTINE DAY SPECIAL DIRK Kelly Thompson, Corin Howell, Sara Richard GENTLY’S A INSUFFER- SPOON TOO ABLE: ON One night only! Tensions run high between Jem And The SHORT #1 THE ROAD Holograms and The Misfits as their tour kicks into high gear! Arvind Ethan, #1 And now, the sound buried in Synergy programming - the one David, Ilias Mark Waid, that’s been profoundly affecting all those who hear it - has just Kyriazis Peter Krause changed its tune! For one night only - Valentine’s Day - A Spoon Too Short is Dirk Gently’s On the trail of the murderer who it’s making friends of enemies with sometimes dangerous most baffling and incomprehensible bankrupted them, Galahad and consequences! case. Inspired by the tantalizing al- Nocturnus are forced to travel over- ternative title for the Dirk adventure seas-where their connections and In Shops: 10/02/2016 Douglas Adams was working on resources are of no use to them! WYNONNA EARP #1 prior to his death, written by Arvind In Shops: 24/02/2016 Ethan David and executive produced Beau Smith, Lora Innes by Max Landis, A Spoon Too Short The US Marshals Black Badge division follows the continuing adventures of has been fighting back against su- the world’s weirdest detective. pernatural threats for decades. In Shops: 17/02/2016 STREET But even the toughest FIGHTER X / werewolf, most blood- GI JOE #1 thirsty vampire, or Aubrey grisliest zom- Sitterson, bie knows Emilio Laiso, Mike Choi there’s one agent to avoid at all cost: Wynonna Earp. Descended On a hidden island in international from the legendary Wyatt Earp, HAUNTED waters, 16 combatants enter a secret LOVE #1 Wynonna is dead set on tournament that pits Street Fighter bringing the unnatural to Bernard Bailey, vs. G.I. Joe! M. Bison and Destro Various justice! Beau Smith re- have joined forces, and taking them turns with artist Lora From the titanic terror team that down will require the world’s finest Innes (The Dream- brings you Haunted Horror and warriors: Ryu, Snake Eyes, Guile, er) to bring read- Weird Love comes a macabre Scarlett, Chun-Li and Duke. ers a chilling, mash-up of both hit series! Haunted Aubrey Sitterson and Emilio Laiso new Wynonna Love features rotting tales of super- bring the visceral combat of the Earp adven- natural Pre-code romance from pu- world’s most popular fighting game ture! trid horror comics from the vile hor- series and the real world military In Shops: ror comics of the 1950s. action of America’s fighting elite to- 10/02/2016 In Shops: 10/02/2016 gether for the first time! In Shops: 24/02/2016 IDW NEW SERIES AND ONE-SHOTS FOR FEBRUARY 05 IMAGE NEW SERIES AND ONE-SHOTS FOR FEBRUARY

SNOWFALL #1 Joe Harris, Martin Morazzo Writer Joe Harris (The X-Files) year 2045 it no longer snows. one man wages an all-out MIRROR #1 and artist Martín Morazzo A catastrophic crash has left weather war against the system, Emma Rios, Hwei Lim (Vertigo Quarterly), creators the climate ravaged, society wielding the forces of nature Emma Ríos (Pretty Deadly, Island) and Hwei Lim (Lal- of Great Pacific, reunite for a splintered, and the newly- themselves as weapons. He is age, Hero) team up for a new ongoing series, following brand new ongoing science- christened “Cooperative States the White Wizard. The ghost a terrorist talking dog, an idealist mage, and a heroic lab rat on their quest for acceptance. fiction series and an oversized of America” propped up and in the night. Genius. Terrorist. In Shops: 03/02/2016 debut issue featuring thirty- administered by the powerful Outlaw. Hero? two pages of story! In the Hazeltyne Corporation. Only In Shops: 17/02/2015 06 AVENGERS STANDOFF: MARVEL WELCOME TO NEW SERIES AND PLEASANT POWER MAN ONE-SHOTS FOR HILL #1 AND IRON FEBRUARY Nick Spencer, FIST #1 Mark Bagley, David Walker, Daniel Acuña Sanford Greene The prelude to the Spring’s block- The original Heroes For Hire, back buster Avengers event! Hello there on the clock! We know you’ve been and welcome, new resident. You’ve waiting to see Luke Cage and Dan- sure made the right choice in moving ny Rand back together and back to to Pleasant Hill-- a friendly small town street-stomping basics! Power Man where burdens are lifted and the sun and Iron Fist are tracking a mystery is always bright... so hide your eyes. with all the ingredients of a clas- Don’t let it see you looking its way. sic Heroes-for-Hire tale. Expect old Hide if you must. Otherwise it will friends, hired goons, crime lords, burn right through you. Pleasant Hill weird magic, plenty of power, a flur- is the kind of place where folks look ry of fists and as much bromance as out for one another. Everyone knows you can handle! It’s Power Man and who their neighbors are. But who are Iron Fist reunited, and writer David you, neighbor? Walker and artist Sanford Greene In Shops: 17/02/2016 are making it feel so good! In Shops: 17/02/2016

X-MEN: WORST SPIDER-MAN #1 X-MAN DEADPOOL: EVER #1 Brian Michael Bendis, Sara MERCS FOR Max Bemis, MONEY #1 Pichelli Michael Walsh Cullen Bunn, Miles Morales has been doing Bailey Hoskins has just discovered Salva Espin, the super hero thing for a while, he’s a mutant. For someone who’s Declan Shalvey now, but after Secret Wars, never been special, never stood Deadpool might be an Avenger he’ll be a full-fledged member of out, discovering he’s “gifted” is truly now, but he’s also got his own pri- a gift-entry into the halls of Xavier’s vate team of mercenaries... the the Marvel Universe. Swinging next School for Gifted Children and into legally-cleared-to-be-called Mercs to The Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty the ranks of the world-famous X- For Money! Got a problem you can’t and the All-New Captain America Men! Unfortunately... Bailey might solve on your own and a pile of as a card-carrying member of the Avengers just be the worst X-Man ever. Max money you’d like to be rid of? Just is an adventure, but it’s not all fun and games Bemis, frontman of the band Say call Deadpool, Stingray, Massacre, for New York City’s main Spider-Man! What Anything, kicks off his first Marvel Solo, Foolkiller, Terror and Slapstick miniseries by teaming with stellar and watch as that problem is shot, happened in the eight month gap? It all starts in artist Michael Walsh to bring us the stabbed, eviscerated, pulverized Spider-Man #1! story of a misfit among misfits. and generally made bloody! In Shops: 03/02/2016 In Shops: 24/02/2016 In Shops: 03/02/2016 07 BILL AND DEJAH TED GO TO INDIES THORIS #1 HELL #1 DISNEY NEW SERIES AND ONE-SHOTS FOR FEBRUARY PRINCESS #1 DYNAMITE BOOM! Frank J. Brian Joines, JOE BOOKS Barbiere, KENNEL BLOCK BLUES #1 Bachan, Jamal Amy Francesco BOOM! Campbell Mebberson Manna, Nen Ryan Ferrier, Daniel Bayliss It’s time again to be excellent to Disney’s beloved heroines have re- A shocking conspiracy unravels in each other! Since 2016 is the 25th turned in this hilarious collection of Helium as Dejah’s father has gone Ryan Ferrier (Curb Stomp) and Daniel Bayliss (Translucid) anniversary of Bill And Ted’s Bogus Disney Princess comic strips! Fea- missing. In the wake of assum- combine the tradition of great anthropomorphic stories like Journey, why not celebrate with turing laugh-out-loud stories from ing the throne, Dejah learns se- Wild’s End and Blacksad with the madcap twists of Six-Gun a new mini-series that sends the the worlds of Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, cret information from her past that Gorilla and The Spire in their new series Kennel Block Blues. lovable duo to Hell, this time with Tiana, Cinderella, Aurora, and more, will have resounding effects on the the Imagine Agents team of Brian this charming new ongoing series kingdom - and her life! Join Frank Oliver is a good dog. A family dog. But without warning, he’s Joines and Bachan at the helm. will make all your royal dreams J. Barbiere (The Howling Comman- sentenced to Jackson Kennel, where he’s instantly placed It’s time to get the band back to- come true! dos of SHIELD, The Precinct) and on Death Row with the rest of his fellow inmates, awaiting a gether! Bill, Ted and the Princesses In Shops: 24/02/2016 Francesco Manna (Vampirella #100) lethal appointment on The Table if salvation doesn’t come. as Dejah discovers a secret past will have to reunite with some his- He’ll need help escaping the Kennel, but when the stress of toric friends to knock down the Dev- that will have her leaving Helium for prison life builds, he starts escaping reality instead, imagining il’s door and get their friend Death an all-new adventure on her own! back. With the help of Rufus, Billy In Shops: 03/02/2016 a fantasy world of cartoon friends. It’s time to break out...into the Kid, Joan of Arc, and more, this a musical number? is the showdown that will rock the In Shops: 03/02/2016 supernatural world. History vs. Hell. DEUS EX #1 SHAFT: Too bad Hell has some surprises up TITAN IMITATION its sleeve... Alex Irvine, OF LIFE #1 In Shops: 24/02/2016 Marco Turini DYNAMITE With society still reeling from the Aug David Walker, DOCTOR Incident - the Illuminati orchestrated Dietrich Smith, WHO: THE event which caused augmented in- Matthew FOURTH dividuals to mindlessly attack their Clarke DOCTOR #1 “natural” counterparts - anti-aug After a high profile case that put him TITAN sentiment is at an all-time global in the headlines, private detective Gordon high. Task Force 29 stands as the John Shaft is looking for something Rennie, Emma world’s main defence against total low profile and easy that will keep Beeby, Brian anarchy. In the city of Prague, the him out of the spotlight and out of Williamson team’s latest recruit, Adam Jensen, danger. Shaft takes a missing per- Victorian . A mysterious readies for his first mission with the son case that proves to be more woman commands a hidden army unit. But being augmented himself, difficult than he initially thought. At in a house of the blind. Scryclops how will the former SWAT officer the same time, he is hired to be a stalk the streets - and something handle himself when faced with the consultant on a low budget film that and terrible screams from pre- grim reality of the mechanical apart- may or may not be based on his history with a hunger that cannot be heid? Welcome to the darker side life, and proves to be as dangerous sated! The Fourth Doctor and Sarah of Deus Ex in this thrilling prelude to as any job he’s ever had. But when Jane Smith return for an all-new ad- the upcoming new instalment, Deus there’s danger all about, John Shaft venture: “Gaze of the Medusa”! Ex: Mankind Divided! is the cat that won’t cop out! In Shops: 02/03/2016 In Shops: 03/02/2016 In Shops: 03/02/2016 08 NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COLLECTED EDITIONS ARRIVING NOVEL IDEAS FROM FEBRUARY ONWARDS...

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When the evil Inheritors begin ex- It’s a cosmic adventure beyond your In L.A., there’s one man you want In 1956, Hellboy caravans across terminating Spider-characters wildest imaginings: Power Girl and behind the wheel. Just tell him Mexico-vampire hunting with throughout the multiverse, every Harley Quinn, stranded in a forgotten where and when. He doesn’t take luchadores, finding the Aztec gods, single Spider-Man ever is needed to dimension, on the homeworld of the part, doesn’t know anyone, doesn’t fighting evil turkeys and Franken- save the day! An interdimensional amorous warlord Vartox! They’ll sac- carry a weapon. He drives, and he’s stein’s monster, and drinking way Spider-army gathers to fight Mor- rifice anything they have to in order to the best. Ride along as James Sal- too much tequila, in the strangest lun and his deadly family, but as the get home... except their dignity! Kid- lis’ lean neo-noir masterpiece un- collection of his adventures yet. Prophecy comes to fruition, none ding! That’ll be the first thing to go. folds onto the sun-bleached streets Collects stories from Dark Horse of them are safe! What will this bru- Collecting the 6-issue miniseries! of Los Angeles in this exciting comic Presents and Hellboy 20th Anni- tal war for survival mean for Peter book adaptation. In Shops: 02/03/2016 versary Sampler, plus Hellboy In Parker... and the rest of the Spiders? In Shops: 24/02/2016 Mexico and Hellboy: House Of The Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (2014) Living Dead. #7-15, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, ALIENS: 30TH In Shops: 13/04/2016 Spider-Verse (2015) #1-2, Spider- ANNIVERSARY BATMAN Verse Team-Up #1-3, Scarlet Spiders - ORIGINAL AND ROBIN: #1-3, Spider-Woman (2014) #1-4, Spi- SERIES (HC) ETERNAL der-Man 2099 (2014) #5-8 and mate- DARK HORSE VOL.1 rial from Free Day 2014 Verheiden, DC THANOS: (Guardians Of The Galaxy) #1. Nelson Tynion IV, INFINITY In Shops: 24/02/2016 Snyder, Various FINALE (HC) MARVEL In 1988, Dark Horse’s Aliens, with stun- ning art by Mark A. Nelson and a script Not many years ago, Batman and Starlin, Lim WALKING by Mark Verheiden, took the comics Robin brought down the organiza- DEAD VOL.25: market by storm... until the release of tion of the human trafficker known NO TURNING The Finale to Jim Starlin’s new In- BACK Alien 3 forced the story to change. only as Mother. At the time, Dick finity trilogy! Thanos is back, but Grayson did not understand the IMAGE For the thirtieth anniversary of Aliens, the galaxy has been ravaged in his Dark Horse is releasing an oversized scope of that case, but now its’ absence. Annihilus is waging geno- Kirkman, Adlard, darkest secrets are coming back to Stewart, Various hardcover edition of the unabridged cide across the universe. Will those and unadulterated series featuring haunt him and everyone else who few that remain ally themselves with the first major comics work by Mark ever worked with Batman! Thanos? Even that might not be After a devastating act of war by the Verheiden, who went on to write The Collects Batman And Robin: Eter- enough to avert the total annihila- Whisperers, Rick must chart a path Mask, , , nal #1-12, plus the eight-page story tion of everything there is. And this for his community. Daredevil and many other films and from Batman: Endgame Special time, the obliteration of all time and Collects Walking Dead #145-150. television shows. Edition #1. space may truly be the end... 09 In Shops: 30/03/2016 In Shops: 27/04/2016 In Shops: 09/03/2016 In Shops: 13/04/2016 NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COLLECTED EDITIONS ARRIVING NOVEL IDEAS FROM FEBRUARY ONWARDS...

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Captain America has fallen into a Since returning to the X-Files, Fox Come and hear of the terrible tale In this new installment of the Earth conflict with his government. Tony Mulder has seen his work with the of Miss Finch, befallen by mys- One original graphic novel line, Grant Stark feels that only he can lead the FBI discredited and has found him- tery and abduction deep under the Morrison (The Multiversity) joins with charge for superhuman registration. self a fugitive from the U.S. govern- streets of London! Join a group of (, In the midst of the war, they meet ment-all thanks to the mechaniza- friends, with the stern Miss Finch in Batman Inc) to reimagine Wonder secretly. Is there any hope of work- tions of a former ally, Gibson Praise. tow, as they enter this strange world Woman for a new era. Encompass- ing out their issues before further Meanwhile, Dana Scully remains at of vampires, ringmasters, illusions, ing the vision of her original creator, tragedy occurs? And in the war’s af- the FBI under the watchful eye of and the Cabinet of Wishes Fulfill’d! William Moulton Marston, Morrison termath, the two heroes meet again Gibson, as she works to prevent the In Shops: 20/04/2016 presents a Diana who yearns to in a heart-wrenching epilogue that government from falling further into break free from her mother and the cannot be missed. his clutches and to clear her part- utopian society on Paradise Island Collecting Captain America (2005) ner’s name. to learn about the forbidden outside #22-24, Winter Soldier: Winter Kills Collects issues #1-5. world. Her dreams may come true GUARDIANS OF when Air Force pilot Steve Trevor #1, Iron Man (2005) #13-14, Iron Man/ In Shops: 10/02/2016 THE GALAXY / Captain America: Casualties Of War X-MEN: BLACK crashes on their shores, and she #1 and Civil War: The Confession #1. VORTEX must defy the laws of the Amazons to return him to Man’s World. In Shops: 09/03/2016 MARVEL McGuinness, Is she ready for the culture shock that Various awaits her in America? And is the GREEN world ready for this ? LANTERN THE LAST Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde have sto- In Shops: 06/04/2016 VOL.7: FALL len the ancient Black Vortex, which RENEGADE IDW offers cosmic power to anyone who (HC) Waltz, Maloney DC peers within. Peter’s father, the de- posed emperor Mister Knife, wants FADE OUT: Venditti, Various ACT 3 After multiple combat tours, battle- it - and so does the son of Thanos. hardened soldier Marcus Fall is fi- To keep their prize safe from mount- IMAGE A new chapter in Hal Jordan’s life nally able to leave the military and ing threats, Peter and Kitty will need Brubaker, begins as he becomes the uni- return to his beloved wife and son. all their allies. But with the fate of Phillips, Breitweiser verse’s most wanted outlaw! But a tragic eveny causes a devas- the universe at stake, will the heroes Collects stories from tated Fall to return to the war with succumb to temptation, embrace #41-46, Annual #1 plus the sneak one bloody mission in mind: re- the Vortex’s gifts - and be corrupted The final act of the best-selling Holly- peek story from Convergence: The venge against the enemy... every by absolute power? wood noir comic from the award-win- Atom #2. last one of them. Collects the entire Black Vortex story. ning team of Brubaker and Phillips! In Shops: 20/04/2016 In Shops: 24/02/2016 In Shops: 24/02/2016 In Shops: 17/02/2016 10 BIFF’S BIT Email Biff here: [email protected]

years. The new art style was truly comic, the Guardians Of The Gal- story was fast paced and well told, an old fashioned view of how Peter refreshing and Matt Murdoch’s axy is still madcap adventure and the art was great, but this was not should act and behave. character was more like the days Invincible Iron Man is absolute- a ‘Peter Parker having problems’, So Marvel’s Christmas present to of yore. Upbeat and swashbuckling ly fabulous - art to die for and a this was an almost Batman-like Pe- the comic buying world is good CHRISTMAS IS is how I like it and that is what has strong storyline with a Tony Stark ter, forward planning and ultra-con- comics. been delivered. that I can relate to. fident. For my tastes this doesn’t UPON US One last observation for 2015 - Nova has lost none of its’ youth- The one comic that I felt was below work, but I have been reading this Disney own Marvel Comics, the ful freshness, still a great all ages par was Amazing Spider-Man. The for 50 years and I suppose I have largest USA publisher of comics. Can it really be a year, really? So They also own the rights to Mickey much has happened in 2015 that it Mouse and all. So who is publishing has flown past as I contended with Disney comics? Of course, IDW(?)! a major wedding anniversary, my And a bang up job they are doing 60th birthday, a big family holiday, too! What a crazy world we live in moving house, helping with the or- when presumably Disney feel the ganising of Invasion Colchester, comics will not make them enough Free Comic Book Day, Halloween money to spend time publishing Comicfest, visiting the far flung cor- these titles themselves. They must ners of the ACE Empire, plus man- feel a fee from IDW is simpler and aging the constant changes thrown better. The guys at IDW really care at us this year by Marvel and DC. about comics and comic history so they are in actuality, the best place As I write this column it is just two for Mickey and friends anyway. weeks before ground zero and as usual I have yet to decide on what to buy! I find myself like a rabbit Happy Christmas and a sober New stuck in the headlights of a car un- Year from us all at ACE Comics, able to move (buy) with my brain Red Hot Comics, Economic Com- turned to mush. ics and our store staff!! I expect my wife is buying me a dog Mission for the month: Be bold and house for Christmas as that will be buy graphic novels as presents this where I will be spending Boxing festive season... Day if I don’t get shopping soon! Still, that’s for later, for now let us get back to basics and talk comics. The new Marvel launches have taken me by surprise as the quality has been very high. I have enjoyed all the titles I am reading and found that the Daredevil relaunch to be the best Daredevil story in literally TOP 20 GRAPHIC NOVELS 12 ACE COMICS’ BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR NOVEMBER 2015 3 9 15 DC COLLECTION VOL.6: STAR WARS: FRANKENSTEIN: BATMAN AND SON PRINCESS LEIA UNDERGROUND EAGLEMOSS MARVEL DARK HORSE £9.99 £12.99 £14.99 Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket 4 10 16 MARVEL COLLECTION STAR WARS: BATMAN AND ROBIN VOL.102: BATTLE SCARS SHATTERED EMPIRE VOL.6: HUNT FOR ROBIN HACHETTE MARVEL DC £9.99 £12.99 £12.99 Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket 5 11 17 SDC COLLECTION VOL.7: MARVEL MIGHTIEST SONS OF THE DEVIL VOL.1 JUSTICE LEAGUE - YEAR 1 VOL.50: THE WASP IMAGE EAGLEMOSS HACHETTE £7.50 £9.99 £9.99 Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket 6 12 18 GREEN ARROW VOL.7: BLADE: STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - KINGDOM UNDEAD BY DAYLIGHT RETURN OF JEDI (HC) H 1 DC MARVEL MARVEL SANDMAN: OVERTURE - DELUXE EDITION (HC) £10.99 £6.50 £18.99 DC VERTIGO £18.99 Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket 7 13 19 CHRONICLES OF CONAN MARVEL MIGHTIEST RAGNAROK VOL.1: LAST GAIMAN | WILLIAMS III VOL.30: DEATH OF CONAN VOL.49: ICEMAN GOD STANDING (HC) IDW ’s legendary series is back in a DARK HORSE HACHETTE deluxe hardcover edition! This volume collects £14.99 £9.99 £18.99 The Sandman: Overture #1-6 in its entirety, plus bonus material. Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket 2 8 14 20 MARVEL COLLECTION LADY MECHANIKA VOL.1: CROSSED VOL.14 SUPERMAN / WONDER VOL.103: SILVER SURFER MECHANICAL CORPSE AVATAR WOMAN VOL.2 HACHETTE BENITEZ £14.99 DC £9.99 £14.99 £12.99 Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket Info / Add to Basket