Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Strange Tales #3 by Stan Sakai Strange Tales TPB (2010 Marvel) comic books. 1st printing. Collects Strange Tales (2009) #1-3, Startling Stories: The Megalomaniacal Spider-Man (2002) and material from All Select Comics (2009 Marvel). By PETER BAGGE, NICK BERTOZZI, MOLLY CRABTREE, JOHN LEAVITT, NICHOLAS GUREWITCH, JASON, JAMES KOCHALKA, MICHAEL KUPPERMAN, JUNKO MIZUNO, PAUL POPE, JOHNNY RYAN, DASH SHAW, MAX CANNON, JACOB CHABOT, JONATHAN HICKMAN, R. KIKUO JOHNSON, MATT KINDT, TONY MILLIONAIRE, JIM RUGG, BRIAN MARCUA, JOHONEN VASQUEZ, JEFFREY BROWN, CHRIS CHUA, BECKY CLOONAN, PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER, JONATHAN JAY LEE, COREY LEWIS, STAN SAKAI and JAY STEPHENS. Cover Design by CHIP KIDD. Marvel is proud to present an oversized hardcover of this hotly anticipated anthology showcasing Marvel's greatest characters re-imagined by the best and brightest talents working in independent comics today. Don't miss what's sure to be one of the most exciting collections of comics short stories ever produced! Packed with a stunning array of the best, most exciting cartoonists on the planet-showcasing the Marvel Heroes as you've never seen them before! Featuring the long-awaited Peter Bagge "Incorrigible Hulk." Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $24.99. Customer Testimonials Our customers have some nice things to say about us: Customer Testimonials Mailing List Join our Mailing List for news and sales. We’ve been selling comics since 1961 (our first sale: Fantastic Four #1 at $0.25, see one of our first ads) and on the web since 1996. Copyright © 1996 - 2021 Lone Star Comics Inc. Character images copyright © their respective owners. Why So Blu? From the strikingly different covers that grace these three issues (Paul Pope on issue one, Peter Bagge on issue two, and Stan Sakai on issue three) you know immediately that these aren’t going to be your normal Marvel comics, let alone normal superhero fare. Taking a page from DC Comics’ Bizarro Comics , Marvel enlisted an eclectic group of writers and artists from comic’s indy scene and basically told them to “Have fun.” And they did. I’ve been reading comic books for most of my life and for many, many years I was a “Marvel Zombie” (someone who reads just Marvel comics). But then Dark Horse Comics pulled me into their world with their Aliens and Predator comics. From there, Dark Horse Presents opened my eyes to writers and artists I had never been exposed to. That started me on my way to a well-rounded comic book library. And that brings me back to Strange Tales. This is the perfect series for the readers who just read superhero comics, but want to expand their artistic horizons. Or for those readers who avoid superhero books because they think they’re just hero vs. villain fare. Or it’s for anybody who just wants to read some funny stuff. Each issue has anywhere between 10 and 13 stories, and they run the gamut from Peter Parker realizing he’s never been in a bar fight to Iron Man fighting Baloney-Head to the Fantastic Four playing practical jokes on normal people. In fact, the only story that runs through all three issues is Peter Bagge’s The Incorrigible Hulk . This was a story that was originally supposed to be published a few years ago and is seeing print for the first time in this series. Whether Marvel didn’t know how to market it until now, or if Peter Bagge took this long to finish it is still a mystery, but as a fun story with both the Hulk and Bruce Banner each finding love, I’m glad I get to read it now. Every story might not be to everyone’s taste (I know Cup Cake by Chris Chua left me scratching my head), but that’s okay. Just turn a couple of pages, and something’s bound to strike your fancy. My three favorites are: Michael Kupperman’s Namor the Sub-Mariner in “Fed up with Man” with Namor realizing why he’ll never truly hate “air breathers.” Jhonen Vasquez’s M.O.D.O.K. and M.E . where MODOK finds the perfect companion for all his evildoings in young Donnie. And, finally, Jeffrey Brown’s Fantastic Fool’s Day , where practical jokes are the key, but The Thing has some trouble grasping the concept. There’s nothing wrong with good superhero comics, but it’s worth it to take some notice when the big publishers go out of their way to expose readers to creators who might never appear on their radar. There’s a mini biography of each creator at the back of each issue that tells you what else they’ve done. I know I’m going to check out some new stuff because of this. Usagi Yojimbo (1996-2018 3rd Series) comic books. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. The close of sixteenth century Japan is regarded as the Age of Civil Wars, as feudal lords fought amongst themselves for land and power. When one leader finally rose above the others and was proclaimed Shogun, a peace came upon Japan and the samurai warriors found themselves suddenly unemployed. Many of these Ronin turned to banditry to survive, others found work with minor lords. And a small number traveled the musha shugyo -- the warrior pilgrimage -- to hone their spiritual and martial skills. But whether they took the honest road or the crooked path, the Ronin all found one common link -- they were generally less than welcome. Such is the tale of Usagi Yojimbo. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. An innocent Noodles has been captured by the corrupt police force, and there's nothing Usagi can do -- except expose his persecutors' deceptions. Policeman Yoriki Matsuda is a puppet of the local criminals, but once the puppet is eliminated, the puppet masters fall as well. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Those who travel the haunted paths of The Tangled Skein are warned to make an offering of protection to the demons that rule the woods. When a traveling party fails to make that sacrifice, they pay the price in another way -- the young woman traveling with them is overcome with great illness. Now it's up to Usagi to exorcise the demons the only way he knows how -- in battle. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. The war between the cat ninjas and the bat ninjas resumes. Chizu, the leader of the cat ninjas is transporting a secret document, and when she meets up with Usagi, he is compelled to help her against the bats. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. Story and art by Stan Sakai. An assassins' guild to one side and a hostile, mysterious medicine peddler to the other, Usagi Yojimbo is between a rock and a hard place. High in the mountains above ancient Japan, he is forced into battle along the narrow Chrysanthemum Pass. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi encounters the mysterious female samurai, Inazuma, whom he had met in previous travels. She has been on the run from assassins, and, during her brief rest, she tells the story of her drunken husband and the twists of fate that turned her into a fugitive. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Nakamura Koji is on his warrior pilgrimage, honing his skill for the day that he can avenge himself on the one who bested him in a duel many years before. But he will never make it to that day unless he can defeat the Surudoi school of swordsmanship, who have ambushed him on this journey. In this fight, however, Koji will not be alone -- he is joined by Usagi Yojimbo. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi, while crossing a snow-covered mountain pass, comes across a little girl and her severely wounded father, the only survivors of a party attacked by bandits. It's rabbit against nature as the ronin attempts to usher them safely through the pass, in a snowstorm, stalked by predatory animals, with the threat of an avalanche literally above their heads! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. Politics and honor don't always mix. In a temple in which Usagi is staying with his friend, Priest Sanshobo, sanctuary is sought by a dying samurai who holds a secret that could change the course of the entire nation. Usagi and Sanshobo are bound to protect it, but there's a whole band of samurai determined to defeat them at any cost! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. How is it that Usagi's lord was killed, leaving him a ronin? How did he receive the scar on his forehead? These questions and more are answered in this very special issue of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, featuring three unique stories, including one inked by Sergio Aragones! Usagi's most popular villain -- Jei, the demon-possessed spearman -- continues his hunt for the rabbit ronin in the second story, and, in the third story, readers learn of what happens to a defeated general as he patiently waits for his chance to lead another rebellion . . . and what he does when his opportunity comes. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. The owl, in Japanese folklore, is a sign of evil and an omen of death. In "The Lord of Owls," Usagi crosses paths with a mysterious samurai with a lightning sword . . . and who can foresee one's death. In a second story, Kagemaru plots to usurp Chizu as the leader of the Neko Ninja Clan by revealing her traitorous actions to Lord Hebi. Hebi is later attacked in an assassination attempt, but Kagemaru comes to his rescue -- or does he? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. Story and art by Stan Sakai. In the "Vampire Cat of the Geishu," Usagi's wanderings take him back to the Geishu Province and memories of the last time he was in the area. Usagi, Tomoe, and Gen were returning after the events in the "Dragon Bellow Conspiracy" (UY, Bk. 4) when they were invited to spend the night in the home of a noble woman. Too late, they find they were trapped by their hostess, a demon cursed to drink the blood of innocents. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 1 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The gods Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the islands of Japan, and to the rivers, the mountains, and the trees. They gave birth to the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, and to the Moon God, Tsukiyomi. But it is with their third child, Susano-o the Storm God, that this adventure truly begins, for it was Susano-o who slayed the eight-headed serpent, and in that serpent's tail that Susano-o discovered the great sword known as Grasscutter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 2 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. We continue to follow the sword, Grasscutter, through history. It's April of 1185, and the great civil war of Japan is nearing an end. At the Battle of Dannoura, The Heike Clan find themselves surrounded by the Genji. The victors will have all of Japan at their command. The Heike still have hope -- they still have the sword of the Gods. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 3 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The great sword Grasscutter has always brought victory to the outnumbered and overpowered. The recovery of the lost sword of the Gods will aid the Conspiracy of Eight in their quest to overthrow the Shogunate and reinstate the Emperor. With the help of a sorceress and the souls of dead warriors, they plan to recover the lost sword. But they didn't factor Usagi Yojimbo into their plans! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 4 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Even as the Conspiracy of Eight prepares to assassinate Lord Noriyuki, the Heike crabs (souls of dead imperial loyalists) scour the sea bottom in search of Grasscutter, the sword of the Gods that will restore the Emperor to power. Usagi Yojimbo is about to walk into the middle of a war that he never could have expected, and that he could never turn his back on. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. Grasscutter: Part 5 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Inazuma is tormented by dreams as she lies helpless and in the hands of Jei, the demonic spearman. Usagi finally gets possession of the sword of the gods but is unaware of its importance. Meanwhile, warriors of the Imperial faction are right behind him. The Conspiracy of Eight plan the assassination of Lord Noriyuki as he travels to Edo for the installation of the new shogun. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 6 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Lord Noriyuki and Tomoe escape the traitor in their ranks but are on the run from assassins of the Conspiracy of Eight. Meanwhile, Gen has a choice to make: to go after the injured Inazuma for her reward or search for Usagi, who is being pursued by a band of killers? Usagi realizes that he, indeed, is carrying Grasscutter, the sword of the gods. Should he deliver it to the Shogun or to its rightful owner, the Emperor, possibly starting a civil war? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 7 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Kitanamono, the feral agent of the Conspiracy of Eight, has stolen the sacred sword. Usagi, however, is right on his heels, and behind them both is the bounty hunter, Gen. Lord Noriyuki and Tomoe are also on the run from the Conspiracy's assassins and the Geishu traitor, but they seek refuge with a seemingly harmless farmer who turns out to be an old enemy of the Geishu Clan. Jei, the demonic swordsman, abandons Keiko and is mysteriously drawn into the deep forests, down half-hidden trails towards some unknown goal. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 8 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi and Gen continue their pursuit of Kitanamono who, unbeknownst to them, has already had a run in with Jei. Who now has possession of the sword of the gods? Tomoe and Noriyuki are cornered by the assassins and are forced to rely upon an old enemy to save them. Even under Priest Sanshobo's care, Inazuma continues to sink closer to death. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 9 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The second to last chapter of the epic Grasscutter story line! Usagi and Gen finally catch up to Jei, the demonic warrior. But can they defeat someone who now has both the powers of heaven and hell? Meanwhile, Tomoe and Noriyuki have trouble on both sides, as they are pursued by the assassins and end up in the hands of the general who once sought to overthrow the Geishu lord's father. Also, Priest Sanshobo investigates strange lights in the forest. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Grasscutter: Part 10 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The conclusion of "Grasscutter," the longest Usagi story to date, reveals the final fate of the sacred sword. It's Usagi vs. Jei, but even if our hero wins, what will it cost him? And can Jei ever truly be defeated? Also, Jei's niece, Keiko, is still lost in the forest -- but a strange and unexpected new benefactor is waiting for her. Elsewhere, something is killing the priests in Sanshobo's temple. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Story and art by Stan Sakai. After the events that transpired in Grasscutter, Usagi leaves Sanshobo's temple. On the road, he encounters an idealistic samurai, the son of a former comrade, who is on the warrior pilgrimage to hone his skills, striving to live up to his father's legend. The young samurai continues to test himself, but finds that in action, all the practice in the world could kill you. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95. Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 4 No. 1. Follow the adventures of rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi as he wanders Edo period Japan on his warrior's journey. In the start of this three-part story, Usagi becomes embroiled in a puppet drama where the players are not quite what they seem. Written, drawn, and lettered by comics legend Stan Sakai. Colors by Tom Luth (Groo the Wanderer). The start of an exciting new chapter in the epic ongoing saga of Usagi, now published by IDW! Exciting retail incentive variants are offered for the serialized Usagi Yojimbo series for the first time! This series will be in all color. colored by Tom Luth 32 pages $3.99 DIAMOND CODE: APR190591. The first issue sold so well that it went into a second printing, which features an all new cover. Second printing cover. 2nd printing release date: September 11. Contents. Characters. Variant Covers. RI-A 1:10 retailer incentive. Daniel Warren Johnson (cover artist) Mike Spicer (cover colorist) RI-B 1:25 retailer incentive (pictured next to the Ragnarok half of the complete image) Walt Simonson and Stan Sakai (cover artists) Laura Martin (cover colorist) Part of a two-part cover that will form one image when joined with Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim #1 cover, co-drawn with Stan Sakai. RI-C 1:50 retailer incentive. Kevin Eastman (cover artist) Tomi Varga (cover colorist) Exclusives. AOD Collectables. Maria Caligari (cover artist) Run of 500 copies $9.99 CAD early bird pricing $14.99 CAD. Brave New World. Chris Johnson (cover artist) Run of 1000 copies $20.00 (online) $14.99 (in store) Collector's Paradise/Knowhere Games & Comics. Mike Choi (cover artist) Run of 600 copies (regular cover) Run of 200 copies (virgin cover) Blank back cover (virgin only) $9.99/$24.99 signed (regular cover) $24.99/$39.99 signed (virgin cover) $34.99 unsigned regular/virgin set ($29.99 pre-order price) Comics & Ponies. J. Scott Campbell (cover artist) Nei Ruffino (cover colorist) color and virgin black & white covers Run of 1025 copies (color) Run of 775 copies (virgin black and white) $30.00 (color) $35.00 (virgin black and white) $60.00 combo ($55.00 pre-order) Dogū Merchandising Just Sakai. Julie Sakai and Stan Sakai (cover artists) Emi Fujii and Matt Enterline (cover colorists) Run of 500 copies $10.00 regular $20.00 signed (by Julie and Stan) $40.00 signed and remarqued (by Julie and Stan) Excelsior Collectibles. Alex Kotkin (cover artist) Ivan Nunes (cover colorist) Run of 500 copies $25.00 (online) $20.00 (in store) Frankie's Comics. Mike Vasquez (cover artist) Run of 500 copies $15.00. Charles Vess (cover artist) color and black & white covers Run of 750 copies (color) Run of 500 copies (black and white) $15.00 (color) / ($10 preorder) $15.00 (black and white) Walt Simonson and Stan Sakai (cover artists) Laura Martin (cover colorist) virgin cover version of the 1:25 retailer exclusive part of an SDCC exclusive 2-pack that includes Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim the two covers form one piece of art, jointly drawn by Simonson and Sakai back cover features the same artwork in black and white Run of 500 copies. $20. Incredible Con/Nashville Comic Con. Linh Nguyen (cover artist) While listed as an "Incredible Con" exclusive, it wasn't made available at that show. A Kickstarter campaign for next year's Nashville Comic Con was launched in October and was successfully funded, with this cover offered at a $25 reward level. The comics began shipping Dec. 2nd. Run of 500 copies. $25.00 (through Kickstarter) Tessa Rose (cover artist) virgin cover Run of 1000 copies $20.00. Legends Comics & Games Fresno. Buzz (cover artist) Brittany Peer (cover colorist) Run of 144 copies (originally 500 copies) Approximately 400 of the 500 copies arrived damaged, so only 100 copies or so are being made available in undamaged condition. The rest were returned to be destroyed and reprinted. Update: the reprints were also damaged, so (according to the Legends webstore) the total print run being sold for this variant is 144 copies, though at this time (Sept. 2019), only copies with very minor creases that would likely prevent them from grading at a 9.8 or 9.6 CGC are available. $25.00 ($20.00 pre-sale ending 5/31), $30.00 (for remainder of comics with minor imperfections after subsequent print runs didn't solve the damage problem) New England Comics. Ian Nicholas (cover artist) Run of 500 copies $9.99 (online) $7.99 (in store) Other Realms. Stan Sakai (artist) Tom Luth (colorist) Run of 500 copies $15.00. Signing Tour/SDCC. Stan Sakai (artist) Tom Luth (colorist) Run of 500 copies (50 per store for the six stores on the signing tour, plus allotment for SDCC). HeroesCon was supposed to be part of the signing tour, but copies were not available in time for that show. $10. Sketch Variant. Stan Sakai exclusive Cover paper specifically chosen by Stan Sakai after testing a variety of comic book cover paper stocks to see how well they worked with his watercolors Run of 1000 copies $20.00 (at early conventions) $25.00 (at stansakai.com webstore and later conventions) $75.00 basic head sketch $175.00 full figure sketch starting at $325.00 fully inked commission starting at $425.00 fully inked and colored commission. Slab City Comics. Stan Sakai (artist) Tom Luth (colorist) virgin cover Run of 200 copies (was originally 600, but the number was lowered for the corrected, undamaged run) Comes with a COA original run all arrived damaged, so it is being reprinted, delaying the release second run were all damaged as well, but the cause has been found, so a third printing to replace those is in progress as of 7/25/19. Due to the delay, IDW let them reduce their order size. third print run (of 200 copies) was successful and delivered to Slab City the first week of September £9.95. Vault Collectibles. Stan Sakai (artist) Tom Luth (colorist) Run of 150 copies (originally 500 copies) Run arrived damaged, so is being reprinted. Like Slab City, the second run also arrived all damaged so IDW allowed them to lower the print total for the third run, which was finally delivered undamaged. $19.99 (pre-order), $39.99 (after third run, resulting in a greatly reduced print quantity) Sales Charts. Issue #1 debuted at #61 on the sales charts with 29,343 copies sold; a new high for the title. Exclusive: Stan Sakai covers Strange Tales #3 Courtesy of Marvel Comics, check out the cover to Strange Tales #3 , the final issue of the mini-series that features a host of independent comics creators working on Marvel characters. This issue and its cover feature Stan Sakai's long and eagerly awaited Samurai Hulk. Here's the text that Marvel sent with the cover, which includes the list of contributors: Marvel is pleased to unveil the cover to Strange Tales #3 from legendary creator Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo). The final issue of the red-hot Marvel Knights anthology showcases Marvel’s greatest characters re-imagined by the best and brightest talents working in independent comics today! You’ve never seen Marvel heroes like this before as Peter Bagge, Max Cannon, Chris Chua, Becky Cloonan, Nicholas Gurewitch, Paul Hornschemeier, Jonathan Jay Lee, Corey Lewis, Stan Sakai, Jay Stephens and Jhonen Vasquez! A jam packed 48 page special—with no ads— no Marvel fan can afford to miss Strange Tales #3 this November! STRANGE TALES #3 (of 3) Written by PETER BAGGE, MAX CANNON, CHRIS CHUA, BECKY CLOONAN, NICHOLAS GUREWITCH, PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER, JONATHAN JAY LEE, COREY LEWIS, STAN SAKAI , JAY STEPHENS AND JHONEN VASQUEZArt by PETER BAGGE, MAX CANNON, CHRIS CHUA, BECKY CLOONAN, NICHOLAS GUREWITCH, PAUL HORNSCHEMEIER, JONATHAN JAY LEE, COREY LEWIS, STAN SAKAI, JAY STEPHENS AND JHONEN VASQUEZ Cover by STAN SAKAIExplicit Content …$4.99ON SALE IN NOVEMBER!