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Archie Meets KISS Summary: A highly unexpected pairing leads to a very Alex Segura, Dan Parent fun title that everyone’s talking about. Designed for both 9781936975044 KISS’s and Archie’s legions of fans and backed by Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 massive publicity including promotion involving KISS $12.99/$14.99 Can. cofounders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Archie 112 pages expects this title to be a breakout success. Paperback / softback / (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy From the the company that’s sold over 1 billion comic books Ctn Qty: 0 and the band that’s sold over 100 million albums and DVDs 0.8lb Wt comes this monumental hit! Immortal rock icons 363g Wt KISS join forces ...

Author Bio: Alex Segura is a writer, novelist and musician. Alex has worked in comics for over a decade. Before coming to Archie, Alex served as Publicity Manager at DC Comics. Alex has also worked at Wizard Magazine, The Miami Herald, .com and various other outlets and websites.

Author Residence: New York, NY

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Archie Meets KISS: Collector's Edition Summary: A highly unexpected pairing leads to a very Alex Segura, Dan Parent, Gene Simmons fun title that everyone’s talking about. Designed for both 9781936975143 KISS’s and Archie’s legions of fans and backed by Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 massive publicity including promotion involving KISS $29.99/$34.00 Can. cofounders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Archie 160 pages expects this title to be a breakout success. Hardback Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy From the the company that’s sold over 1 billion comic books Ctn Qty: 1 and the band that’s sold over 100 million albums and DVDs 1.3lb Wt comes this monumental crossover hit! Immortal rock icons 590g Wt KISS join forces ... Author Bio: Alex Segura is a comic book writer, novelist and musician. Alex has worked in comics for over a decade. Before coming to Archie, Alex served as Publicity Manager at DC Comics. Alex has also worked at Wizard Magazine, The Miami Herald, Newsarama.com and various other outlets and websites.

Author Residence: New York, NY

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

The Art of Betty & Veronica Summary: Archie releases its first-ever hardcover art book! It’s a beautifully-designed celebration of the 9781936975037 world-famous and iconic Betty and Veronica, fashioned Pub Date: 9/4/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 9/4 to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers both male and $29.99/$34.00 Can. female, including Americana buffs, pop culture 160 pages afficianados and comic book fans alike. Hardback Art / Techniques Archie’s very first art book is a gorgeously designed hardcover Ctn Qty: 12 edition with a cover featuring silver foil, silver ink and spot UV 1.3lb Wt celebrating two of the most iconic females in comics history. 590g Wt Featu...

Author Bio: Vice magazine has called Craig Yoe the “Indiana Jones of comics historians.” Publishers Weekly says he’s the “archivist of the ridiculous and sublime” and calls his work “brilliant.” The Onion calls him “the celebrated designer,” The Library Journal, “a comics guru.” Boing Boing hails him “a fine cartoonist and a comic book historian of the first water.” Yoe was Creative Director/Vice President/General Manager of ’s Muppets, and a Creative Director at

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Summary: Archie Comics has published hundreds of Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, Ian Flynn issues of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog comic series 9781936975068 over the past 15 years. For the very first time, we’re Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 letting our talented creators pick their all-time favorite $24.99/$27.99 Can. stories for this deluxe hardcover collection aimed at fans 144 pages of the series both past and present as well as fans of the Hardback videogame who have not yet enjoyed the comic book Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy version. We expect this book to be a very popular Ctn Qty: 0 celebration of a beloved video game and comics 1.3lb Wt character. 590g Wt The best... Author Bio: Patrick Spaziante, or “Spaz” as he is commonly known, is a comic book artist who has worked primarily for Archie Comics. Spaz is currently a penciler and cover artist at Archie Comics on the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, and the Mega Man and Sonic Universe comics. But while Spaz is best known for his work with Archie, he has also created illustrations and comic books for such companies as Marvel

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Mega Man 3: Return of Dr. Wily Summary: Mega Man is one of the most famous video Ian Flynn, Ben Bates game characters of all time (29 million units sold) and 9781936975112 has translated beautifully into Archie’s well-reviewed Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 -adventure series, successfully $11.99/$12.99 Can. expanding our very popular video game line of all-ages 112 pages graphic novels. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / The highly anticipated Mega Man comic book series based on Ctn Qty: 0 the iconic CAPCOM video game character comes to life in this 0.8lb Wt brand new deluxe graphic novel! 363g Wt Series Overview: It is 200X and the future looks bright. Light La... Author Bio: Ian Flynn, also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American comic writer. He has been the chief writer for Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic since for over 60 monthly issues. Flynn obtained the writing position on the comic by sending in unsolicited proposals, after a long participation in unofficial creation of comics about Sonic. He is

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Archie: Clash of the New Kids Summary: This is the major summer book release Alex Simmons, Dan Parent featuring the evergreen Archie gang, with a fun twist: 9781936975099 sparks fly when 50 new students enter Riverdale High! Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 $11.99/$12.99 Can. Archie and the gang are put to the test by an influx of 50 160 pages new students at Riverdale High who upset the status quo and Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) bring a great range of new diversity to the High School. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels Archie, Reggie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead all have to adapt Ctn Qty: 0 to the new situation and in the meantime learn important 0.8lb Wt lessons about friendships, relationships and most ... 363g Wt Author Bio: Writer, producer, teacher and founder of Kids’ Comic Con, Alex Simmons has become a fan-favorite author for teachers, parents and students alike. His work in the Archie universe has been hailed as entertaining and educational and has won a 2010 Glyph Best Writer Award. Simmons is also the founder and curator of the Color of Comics art exhibition and other creative art workshops for students and teachers and has received numerous rewards for his educational work.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Sonic Universe 3: Knuckles Returns Summary: This ongoing full-color series is for both comic Ian Flynn book collectors who love larger-format comics as well as 9781936975129 kid readers who love the Sonic videogame character. Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 $11.99/$12.99 Can. Archie’s über-successful Sonic Universe series continues here 112 pages in full-color, full-size graphic novel form, with the third story Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) arc, featuring the return of Sonic’s friendly , Knuckles Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy the Echidna! Ctn Qty: 0 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Ian Flynn, also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American comic writer. He has been the chief writer for Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic since issue #160. Flynn obtained the writing position on the comic by sending in unsolicited proposals, after a long participation in unofficial creation of comics about Sonic. He is notable for being a rare case of making a transition from active amateur to pro. He gained initial recognition for a fan comic known as Other M. His st...

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Sonic Select 5 Summary: SONIC SELECT is the best of the best from the Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SUPER SPECIALS, collected and 9781936975051 digitally remastered for the graphic novel format. This Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 series has been very well received and volume for $11.99/$12.99 Can. volume is currently our bestselling series. 128 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Catch the early adventures that turned Sonic and the Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels Freedom Fighters into the heroes they are today! From the Ctn Qty: 0 founding of the team to the secret past between 0.8lb Wt Sally and Knuckles - it’s all here in this prestige, digitally 363g Wt remastered grap...

Author Bio: Ian Flynn, also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American comic writer. He has been the chief writer for Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic since issue #160. Flynn obtained the writing position on the comic by sending in unsolicited proposals, after a long participation in unofficial creation of comics about Sonic. He is notable for being a rare case of making a transition from active amateur to pro. He gained initial recognition for a fan comic known as

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Archie Comics

Sonic The Hedgehog Archives 18 Summary: The latest volume of Archie’s bestselling line Ian Flynn, Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante of graphic novels features highly appealing comic art and 9781936975075 stories. The Sonic Archives series continues to build as it Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 finds new readers in new venues based on the continuing $7.99/$8.99 Can. high appeal and awareness of the Sonic video game 112 pages character. Paperback / softback / Digest format paperback Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels Features the ongoing collection of Archie’s bestselling Sonic Ctn Qty: 0 the Hedgehog comics series in graphic novel form, collecting 0.3lb Wt action-packed issues 67-70! 136g Wt

Author Bio: Ian Flynn, also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American comic writer. He has been the chief writer for Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic since issue #160. Flynn obtained the writing position on the comic by sending in unsolicited proposals, after a long participation in unofficial creation of comics about Sonic. He is notable for being a rare case of making a transition from active amateur to pro. He gained initial recognition for a fan comic known as

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls Summary: Following his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed , run on , writer Scott Snyder (American 9781401235413 Vampire) begins a new era of The Dark Knight alongside artist Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 Greg Capullo () with the relaunch of ! A series $24.99/$27.99 Can. of brutal murders rocks not only to its core but 176 pages also the Caped Crusader himself when the prime suspect is Hardback one of Batman’s closest allies—! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt Author Bio: Scott Snyder is one of comics’ best young 590g Wt writers. His current works include BATMAN, and . He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley. He’s currently at work on a novel for the Dial Press.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Superman - Vol. 1: Summary: DC Comics took a bold step and renumbered the and the Men of longest-running monthly comic, Action Comics, to #1 for the , Rags Morales first time since 1938 as part of the DC Comics- 9781401235468 event. Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 $24.99/$27.99 Can. With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring 256 pages comics legend Grant Morrison and fan-favorite artist Rag Hardback Morales. While Morrison is no stranger to writing the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Superman character, having won three ’s for his Ctn Qty: 1 work on All-Star Superman, Action Comics will be something 1.3lb Wt new for both old and new readers ... 590g Wt Author Bio: Writer Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel to acclaimed runs on and , as well as his subversive creator owned titles such as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY and WE3. He has also written best-selling runs on JLA, OF VICTORY and New X-Men and recently helped to reinvent the DC Universe in ALLSTAR SUPERMAN, 52 and BATMAN.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood Summary: This title is part of the acclaimed DC Comics - , The New 52 event of September 2011, collecting stories 9781401235635 from all-new volume of ! Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 $22.99/$25.99 Can. Collecting issues from the DC Comics: The New 52 event, 160 pages Wonder Woman must protect mankind from the warfare of the Hardback Gods spilling over into the mortal world. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt Author Bio: Brian Azzarello is the writer and co-creator of 590g Wt the award-winning Vertigo series . Azzarellos’s other writing credits for DC Comics include the graphic novel , as well as BATMAN: BROKEN CITY, LEX LUTHER: MAN OF STEEL, and . Brian has been featured in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE and other publications.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Night Force Summary: The acclaimed creative team behind Tomb of , Dracula reunited in 1982 for DC’s NIGHT FORCE! This 9781401232856 collection reprints issues #1-14 of this cult favorite series Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 that taps into the lore of Dracula. The mysterious sorcerer $29.99/$34.00 Can. Baron Winter assembles a team of special individuals to fight 360 pages threats including Vanessa Van Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Helsing ,granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing and a Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes powerful psychic, Donovan Caine, a professor of Ctn Qty: 1 parapsychology who lost an arm and a leg on a mysterious 1.3lb Wt missions and... 590g Wt Author Bio: One of the most prolific and influential writers in modern comics, Marv Wolfman began his career as an artist. Realizing that his talents lay more in writing stories than in drawing them, Wolfman soon became known for his carefully crafted, character-driven tales. In a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, Wolfman has helped shape the heroic careers of DC Comics’ , Blackhawk and the original Teen , as well as ’ Four, Spider-Man, , and ...

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Absolute Batman: Dark Victory Summary: Presenting the classic tale of the Dark Knight , Tim Sale from writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale for the first time in 9781401235109 DC’s upscale Absolute format! Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 $99.99/$112.00 Can. Collecting BATMAN: DARK VICTORY #0-13, this epic continues 408 pages the story of THE LONG . It is early in Batman’s Hardback crimefighting career, when , Harvey Dent, and Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Ctn Qty: 1 Gotham’s protectors. 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself being run by lawles... Author Bio: Jeph Loeb is the author of BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, BATMAN: DARK VICTORY, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS, : WHEN IN ROME, CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN MUST DIE!, Spider-Man: Blue, Daredevil: Yellow and : Gray—all of which were collaborations with artist Tim Sale. He has also written SUPERMAN/BATMAN, , HOUR, , X-Man, X-Force,

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman & Volume 3: Batman & Robin Summary: On the eve of Bruce Wayne’s return to Gotham Must Die City, the all-new Batman and Robin team who replaced him Grant Morrison deal with the return of The Joker in this finale to Grant 9781401235086 Morrison’s run on the best-selling BATMAN & ROBIN series! In Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 the three-parter illustrated by (SEVEN SOLDIERS $17.99/$19.99 Can. OF VICTORY: KLARION), - a man believed 168 pages murdered over 20 years ago - has returned with an incredible Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) tale to tell, and he’s claiming the entire Wayne fortune! He’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes slyly demanding that Bruce Wayne... Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Grant Morrison is the critically acclaimed, best- 363g Wt selling author of BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM, FINAL , BATMAN R.I.P., SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY, DOOM PATROL, WE3 and THE INVISIBLES. He is co-author of 52, and has written many graphic novels starring the of America.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home Summary: Bruce Wayne may have been missing, but Gotham Various City’s criminals and crime-fighters kept the action alive in his 9781401233471 absense! Now that he’s made a long return trip to the land of Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 the living, Batman finally gets a chance to reunite with those $17.99/$19.99 Can. characters closest to him. Featuring Batman’s greatest allies 200 pages and enemies, friends, foes and loved ones, this series of eight Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) interconnected one-shots connects Bruce Wayne’s past to Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Batman’s exciting future! Spotlighting Oracle, , Ctn Qty: 1 Catwoman, Robin... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio:

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman: Earth One Summary: , the writer of , Geoff Johns, GREEN LANTERN and INFINITE CRISIS re-teams with superstar 9781401232085 artist Gary Frank, his collaborator on SUPERMAN: SECRET Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 ORIGIN, SUPERMAN: and SUPERMAN & THE LEGION $22.99/$25.99 Can. OF SUPER-HEROES, to create this original graphic novel that 128 pages gives new insight into Bruce Wayne’s transformation into Hardback Batman and his first year as The Dark Knight. This follow-up Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes to the # 1 New York Times bestseller, SUPERMAN: EARTH Ctn Qty: 26 ONE, by J. Michael Straczynski and is ... 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The , and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, and is the author of DC Comics’ biggest, most recent events, BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGH...

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman: Prey Summary: Set in the Year One time frame, Batman must , , confront the sinister Dr Hugo Strange, a man with a deadly 9781401235154 secret, out to stop and, if necessary, kill the Dark Knight. Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 Who is the bloodthirsty Night Scourge, how does he link in $24.99/$27.99 Can. with the police department, and where exactly does the 256 pages mysterious Catwoman fit into all this? Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes This volume collect of the Dark Knight 11-15 and Ctn Qty: 1 137-141. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Doug Moench has written novels, short stories, newspaper feature articles, weekly newspaper comic strips, film screenplays and teleplays. His first published work was My Dog Sandy, a printed in his elementary school newspaper. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman: The Streets of Gotham - The House of Summary: and Dustin Nguyen deliver an exciting of Hush continuation of the saga of Tommy Elliot and Bruce Wayne in Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen this highly anticipated sequel to HEART OF HUSH. Cracking 9781401231309 under the strain of living as “Bruce Wayne,” Elliot plans his Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 final, murderous revenge on Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle and $17.99/$19.99 Can. other members of Wayne’s extended network of friends and 192 pages allies. Will Dick and Damian be enough to thwart Tommy’s Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) plans - or will the end of Hush require the return of Bruce Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Wayne? Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt This volume colllect Batm... 363g Wt Author Bio: Writer Paul Dini has earned five Emmy Awards for his work on Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and . His live action work includes story editing for Lost. In comics, his BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE, with artist , won numerous awards. In 2006 he was head writer for DC’s COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS and took over Batman’s adventures in DETECTIVE COMICS.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Birds of Prey Vol. 1: Endrun Summary: Soaring out of , the , , Adriana Melo are back! 9781401231323 Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 Oracle, Black Canary, and Lady Blackhawk all return $14.99/$16.99 Can. to Gotham City, where they belong – and they’ve brought a 160 pages couple of new friends (or are they foes?) along with them. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes The Birds of Prey are forced to ally themselves with the worst Ctn Qty: 1 of Gotham City’s mega-criminals while they struggle to save 0.8lb Wt his life from the unspeakable horror that hunts them all. 363g Wt Pursued by an unstoppable killer, the Birds are forced to run a gauntlet of ...

Author Bio: Writer Gail Simone began her career with the website Women in Refrigerators, where she protested the treatment of women in stories and her weekly column “You’ll be Sorry” at . She came to the attention of editors and was put to work creating new stories for the characters she previously mocked. She gained newfound acclaim for her run on BIRDS OF PREY followed by

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Brightest Day Vol. 2 Summary: Comics hottest writer Geoff Johns (BLACKEST Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi NIGHT, GREEN LANTERN, ) joins with Peter J. 9781401230845 Tomasi () to continue the biggest Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 event in comics as BRIGHTEST DAY burns back the BLACKEST $19.99/$22.99 Can. NIGHT. They are joined by artists Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason 240 pages and Ardian Syaf on the follow-up to the best selling comics Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) event of 2009. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 Once dead, twelve heroes and villains were resurrected by a 0.8lb Wt white light expelled deep within the center of the earth. Now, 363g Wt , Martian ...

Author Bio: Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, and is the author of DC Comics’

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

DC Universe Online Legends Vol. 3 Summary: Based on the hit DC Universe Online game from Marv Wolfman, Tom Taylor Sony! 9781401234737 Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 ’s obsession with destroying Superman reaches $24.99/$27.99 Can. fever pitch when he cuts the ultimate Devil’s deal with 256 pages Brainiac! As the battle rages on, sides are taken, an pivotal Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) character falls in the line of duty and an unexpected hero Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes rises to the occasion. Written by fan-favorite Ctn Qty: 1 and comics legend Marv Wolfman, this series is a must-have 0.8lb Wt for any fan of the DC Universe Online video game! 363g Wt This volume collects DC Universe Online ... Author Bio: One of the most prolific and influential writers in modern comics, Marv Wolfman began his career as an artist. Wolfman has helped shape the heroic careers of DC Comics’ Green Lantern and the original Teen Titans, as well as Marvel Comics’ , Spider-Man, Nova and Tomb of Dracula. In addition to co-crating THE NEW TEEN TITANS and CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS with George Perez, Wolfman was

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

First Wave Summary: First Wave introduces a new generation to pulp Brian Azzarello, Rags Morales, characters of yesteryear through the eyes of Eisner Award 9781401231361 winning author Brian Azzarello. , The Spirit and Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 The Bat-Man join forces to stop a secret organization, the $24.99/$27.99 Can. Golden Tree, from taking over a world distracted by war. 256 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes From the Hardcover edition. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Brian Azzarello is the writer and co-creator of the award-winning Vertigo series 100 BULLETS. Azzarellos’s other writing credits for DC Comics include the new graphic novel JOKER, as well as BATMAN: BROKEN CITY, LEX LUTHER: MAN OF STEEL, and HELLBLAZER. Brian has been featured in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE and other publications.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Gotham City Sirens: Strange Fruit Summary: Catwoman, Poison Ivy and are tired Tony Bedard, Andres Guinaldo of playing by other people’s rules. As Catwoman deals with 9781401231385 the aftermath of battling her sister, Poison Ivy’s career at Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 Gotham City’s S.T.A.R. Labs takes an unexpected turn. $14.99/$16.99 Can. Secrets involving the “Return of Bruce Wayne” storyline 144 pages affect all three Sirens, setting them against each other in a Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) brutal display of their villainous roots. This volume includes Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes guest appearances by and . Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt From the Hardcover edition.

Author Bio: Writer Tony Bedard has contributed to COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS and BIRDS OF PREY after beginning his professional career as an intern at Comics until he was promoted to editor. He joined DC Comics as an assistant editor for both the DCU and Vertigo until he left become a freelance writer. Since then, Bedard has written for Marvel Comics, Image, Broadway, Malibu and

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Green Lantern: Brightest Day Summary: Exploding out of BLACKEST NIGHT comes the next Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke, Shane Davis exciting chapter in the Green Lantern mythos: “New 9781401231415 Guardians”! Forced to band together during the rise of the Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 Black Lanterns, , Sinestro, Carol Ferris, Saint $19.99/$22.99 Can. Walker, , Indigo-1 and must agree to 256 pages disagree if their next mission is to succeed. But when one of Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) the strangest beings from Green Lantern’s past returns, the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes future of the Lanterns and the universe at large once again Ctn Qty: 1 falls into question. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt From the Hardcover... Author Bio: Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Justice League Vol. 1: Origin Summary: Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee make Geoff Johns, Jim Lee history! In a universe where super heroes are strange and 9781401234614 new, Batman has discovered a dark evil that requires him to Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 unite the World Greatest Heroes! Superman, Batman, Wonder $24.99/$27.99 Can. Woman, Green Lantern and more unite for the first time to 176 pages form the JUSTICE LEAGUE! Hardback Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes This volume collects issues #1-5 of Justice League, part of Ctn Qty: 1 the DC Comics - The New 52 event. 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, and is the author of DC Comics’ biggest, most recent events, BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGH...

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Legion Lost Summary: The Legion of Super-Heroes finds itself stranded , in a distant galaxy, on the home planet of the vicious alien 9781401233259 race known as the Progeny. While some of our heroes Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 struggle to repair their damaged spaceship, the rest attempt $29.99/$34.00 Can. to forge an alliance with the peaceful Kwai. But can the 296 pages Legion help the Kwai defeat their oppressors and still make Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) their way back home to Earth? Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt From the Hardcover edition. 363g Wt

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Secret Society of Super-Villains Vol. 2 Summary: Don’t miss DC’s greatest villains of the 1970s all , in one title - and finally back in print! 9781401231101 Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 When the evil New God schemes to take over the $24.99/$27.99 Can. earth, he employs 10 devilish villains to carry out his plan to 208 pages eradicate the planet’s Super Heroes. But it doesn’t take long Hardback for the team to realize they can do better on their own and Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes break off their employment with Darkseid in this thrilling series Ctn Qty: 1 made up of a revolving door of lead characters. Old-school 1.3lb Wt fans and new readers will love t... 590g Wt Author Bio: Paul Levitz entered comics in 1971 as editor of The Comic Reader, the first comics newszine, which won two Best Comic Art Fan Awards. He has received the and the Humanitarian Award and serves on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board. Levitz is known for his writing, including an acclaimed run on the Legion of Super-Heroes, a series to which he’s returned. On staff from 1973, Levitz was DC’s youngest editor ever, ultimately became publisher in 1989 ...

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Starman Omnibus Vol. 1 Summary: The classic super-hero series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super-hero, is re-presented in high quality format by 9781401219376 James Robinson (BATMAN: FACE THE FACE) and Tony Harris Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 (EX MACHINA). $29.99/$34.00 Can. 448 pages The super-heroic legacy of Starman is renewed in these Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) stories, in which Jack Knight—antiques collector and dealer— Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes inherits the name and powers of his father’s old Starman Ctn Qty: 1 identity from his older brother, who has been assassinated. 0.8lb Wt Reluctantly adjusting to his role, Jack reinvents the look of 363g Wt Starman, ditching t...

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Superman: Grounded Vol. 1 Summary: After the devastating events of WAR OF THE Michael J. Straczynski, SUPERMEN, Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his 9781401230760 battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way. “Grounded” Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 begins as Superman visits Philadelphia – on foot – then $17.99/$19.99 Can. continues in a small town in Ohio where, as in many towns, a 168 pages number of its residents are from other places. But when The Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Man of Steel discovers that there are also a number of Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes residents secretly from other worlds, he unravels a mystery Ctn Qty: 1 that may have grave consequences for ... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI is a writer and television producer who has worked in a variety of media, including comics, novels, TV, film, and radio dramas. He is perhaps most known as the creator and showrunner of the Babylon 5 TV series, and its spin-off Crusade. He was also the creator of Jeremiah for Showtime. Straczynski has written numerous film scripts, including Changeling starring Angelina Jolie, which was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. His comics work i...

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Wonder Woman: Labors Summary: Diana Prince has returned to the role of Wonder Various Woman, but before she can fully return to her past 9781401234942 superheroic life, she must first prove her worthiness to rejoin Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 the JLA by undertaking 12 Tasks—each monitored by one of $14.99/$16.99 Can. her former Justice League teammates! 232 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Author Bio: Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt

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World's Finest Summary: When the Joker and Lex Luthor team up and , trade cities, the Man and Steel and the Dark Knight Detective 9781401234775 must follow suit—with Superman heading into Gotham City Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 and Batman becoming the defender of ! $17.99/$19.99 Can. 176 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Author Bio: Dave Gibbons is best known as the illustrator of Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes WATCHMEN, and has also authored the graphic novel THE Ctn Qty: 1 ORIGINALS. His other works include the Martha Washington 0.8lb Wt graphic novels, RANN/THANAGAR WAR and THUNDERBOLT 363g Wt JAXON.

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Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Death 52 event of September 2011, Detective Comics is relaunched Tony S. Daniel for the first time ever with an all-new number #1! Bruce 9781401234669 Wayne returns as Batman, and sets his sights on new villain Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 the Gotham Ripper, who in turn has his sights on Batman. $22.99/$25.99 Can. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne explores a budding romance with 176 pages television journalist Charlotte Rivers, who’s visiting Gotham Hardback City to cover the gruesome slayings - while also trying to Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes uncover Bruce’s own mystery. But ti... Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt Author Bio: Tony S. Daniel decided to be a comics artist in 590g Wt the eighth grade, and he hasn’t looked back since. After making his professional debut in 1993 on Comico’s The Elementals, he has contributed to Marvel’s X-Force and Image’s Spawn: Bloodfeud as well as writing and illustrating his own titles Silke, The Tenth and F5, which led him into work in Hollywood. After being lured back into comics to work with writer Geoff Johns on TEEN TITANS, Daniel went on to draw THE FLASH before landing his ...

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Batman: Death by Design Summary: In this new, original graphic novel from superstar , writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City 9781401234539 is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the $24.99/$27.99 Can. globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over 112 pages town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Hardback Bruce Wayne has been a part of this boom, which signals Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, Ctn Qty: 1 the explosions ... 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Chip Kidd is a graphic designer and writer living in New York City and Stonington, Connecticut. His first novel, The Cheese Monkeys, was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. His first book, Batman Collected, was awarded the Design Distinction award from ID magazine. He is the co-author and designer of the two-time Eisner award-winning book Batman Animated. He is the editor-at- large for Pantheon, where he has overseen the publication of ’s Jimmy Corrigan:...

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Catwoman Vol. 1: The Game Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New , Guillem March 52 event of September 2011, meet Selina Kyle, also known as 9781401234645 Catwoman. She’s addicted to the night. Addicted to shiny Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 objects. Addicted to Batman. Most of all, Catwoman is $14.99/$16.99 Can. addicted to danger. She can’t help herself, and the truth is - 144 pages she doesn’t want to. She’s good at being bad, and very bad Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) at being good. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 But this time, Selina steals from the wrong man, and now he’s 0.8lb Wt got her. He wants his stuff back, he wants answers and he 363g Wt wants blood. Writ... Author Bio: A former cast member on MTV’s The Real World, Judd Winick is the writer and illustrator of Barry Ween—Boy Genius and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Pedro and Me. His DC Comics work includes BATMAN, , TITANS, JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST, and GREEN LANTERN. Also, he is the creator of the series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee. He is currently writing CATWOMAN and BATWING as a part of DC Comics -

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Challengers of the Unknown Omnibus by Jack Summary: From the late 1950s, these are the original tales Kirby of four -defying adventurers and their impossible, Various unimaginable exploits. After surviving the crash of a small 9781401234744 aircraft, test pilot Ace Morgan, daredevil Red Ryan, Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 heavyweight boxing champ Rocky Davis and marine scientist $39.99/$46.99 Can. Professor Haley unite as The Challengers of The Unknown. 320 pages Their mission: to explore the unexplainable for the good of Hardback mankind. This beautiful hardcover edition tells the earliest Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes adventurers of these four adventurer... Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt Author Bio: Jack “King” Kirby’s comics career began in 1937 590g Wt and continued for nearly six decades. With partner , Kirby first made his mark in comics in the 1940s by drawing and/or creating numerous features for DC Comics including , the Young Allies, the Kid Commandos, Sandman, the and Manhunter. As the most valued team in comics, Simon and Kirby went on to create titles and concepts including Fighting American, Boys’ Ranch and the creation of the romance c...

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End of Nations Summary: A new graphic novel based on the eagerly Ricardo Sanchez, Yvel Guichet anticipated MMO game from Petroglyph. 9781401230531 Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 Economic disaster brought world governments to their knees. $14.99/$16.99 Can. Industrialized nations, for the first time, experienced hunger 128 pages and poverty on a scale not seen outside the most stricken Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) third world countries. The Order of Nations, a new world Comics & Graphic Novels / General power, stepped into the chaos and restored order, imposing a Ctn Qty: 1 tyrannical rule. But they pushed too hard and people 0.8lb Wt everywhere began to openly challenge them. Follow the story 363g Wt o... Author Bio:

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Vol. 1: War Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New of the Monsters 52 event of September 2011, it’s Frankenstein as you’ve , J.G. Jones never seen him before, in a dark new series from acclaimed 9781401234713 writer Jeff Lemire and artist Alberto Ponticelli! Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 $14.99/$16.99 Can. Frankenstein is part of a network of strange beings who work 144 pages for an even stranger government organization: The Super Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Human Advanced Defense Executive, also known as Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes S.H.A.D.E. Leading his new field team, The Creature Ctn Qty: 1 Commandos, Frankenstein and company must fight against 0.8lb Wt supernat... 363g Wt Author Bio: Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed Essex County Trilogy, the Vertigo graphic novel The Nobody, and is the winner of a Xeric Award and YALSA Alex Award. He is currently the writer for DC Comics’ ANIMAL MAN, FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E., and Vertigo/DC’s . He has also previously written the Eisner- nominated .

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Green Arrow Vol. 1: The Midas Touch Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New J.T. Krul 52 event of September 2011, armed with cutting-edge 9781401234867 weaponry and illegally gained intel (courtesy of his team at Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 QCore), Green Arrow is shooting first and asking questions $14.99/$16.99 Can. later as he travels the world and brings outlaws to justice…by 144 pages breaking every law. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 Author Bio: J.T. Krul is an writer, best 0.8lb Wt known for his work on Aspen MLT’s Fathom comic series. J.T. 363g Wt Krul’s first comic work was at Marvel Comics,writing X-men Unlimited. He has since made quite a name for himself in the comic industry, writing the majority of books at Aspen MLT including Fathom. His recent projects include CAPTAIN , GREEN ARROW, TEEN TITANS, BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS, TITANS, JUSTICE LEAGUE: RISE AND FALL for DC Comics.

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Green Lantern Corps: Revolt of the Alpha Summary: In the wake of BLACKEST NIGHT and the dawn of Lanterns BRIGHTEST DAY, the Alpha Lanterns seek to force Green Tony Bedard, Sterling , Ardian Syaf Lanterns John Stewart, and former Guardian 9781401231408 Ganthet into their ranks. Will they be able to resist, stop the Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 revolt of the Alpha Lanterns led by their evil mastermind, $14.99/$16.99 Can. Cyborg Superman, and discover his sinister new secret 176 pages agenda? Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 From the Hardcover edition. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Writer Tony Bedard began his career as an assistant editor for both the DCU and Vertigo, moving onto scribe GREEN LANTERN CORPS, R.E.B.E.L.S., and BIRDS OF PREY. As a freelance writer, Bedard has written for Marvel Comics, Image, Broadway, Malibu and Crusade Comics, as well as the animated Turok: Son of Stone film. He is currently writer on GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS and , both a part of DC Comics - The New 52.

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Green Lantern Vol. 1: Sinestro Summary: As part of the DC New 52, renegade Green Geoff Johns Lantern Sinestro sets a course for Korugar with one purpose: 9781401234546 To free his homeworld from the scourge of…The Sinestro Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 Corps?! $22.99/$25.99 Can. 160 pages The volume collects issues 1-7 of Green Lantern, part of the Hardback DC Comics - The New 52 event. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt Author Bio: Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC 590g Wt Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, and is the author of DC Comics’ biggest, most recent events, BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGH...

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The Infinite Crisis Omnibus Summary: OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, Various villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the 9781401235024 middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth’s three Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 greatest heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. It’s $150.00/$176.00 Can. the DCU’s darkest day, and long-lost heroes from the past 1152 pages have returned to make things right in the universe…at any Hardback cost. Heroes will live, heroes will die, and the DCU will never Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes be the same again! Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt This omnibus colllects: Day of Vengeance #1-6, Day of 590g Wt Vengeance: Inf...

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Justice Summary: After the villains of the — led by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross Lex Luthor and Brainiac — band together to save the world 9781401235260 after a shared that seems to be a vision of the Earth’s Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 demise. They are confronted by the Justice League of $29.99/$34.00 Can. America, who doubt their true motives. The true plans unfold 384 pages as the two teams do battle. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / General Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt From the Hardcover edition.

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Red Lanterns Vol. 1: Blood and Rage Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New , Ed Benes 52 event of September 2011, Atrocitus and his Red Lantern 9781401234911 Corps return in their own series, battling against injustice in Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 the most bloody ways imaginable! $14.99/$16.99 Can. 160 pages This volume collects issues #1-6 of Red Lanterns, part of the Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) DC Comics - The New 52 event. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Irish writer Peter Milligan joined Vertigo in 1989 363g Wt with the mini-series SKREEMER and soon became an imprint mainstay, writing both THE CHANGING MAN, , , and HELLBLAZER. For the DC Universe, he has written Batman in DETECTIVE COMICS and is acknowledged as the driving force behind the Knightfall event. He began his comics career with England’s 2000 AD, notably its Bad Company serial. He was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s “it” writers in 2002. M...

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Seven Soldiers of Victory Book Two Summary: SEVEN SOLDIERS is an epic tale of life, death, Grant Morrison triumph and redemption that explores the nature of heroism 9781401229641 and sacrifice. Featuring the first four of the seven soldiers: Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 The , The Guardian, Zatanna and Klarion the $29.99/$34.00 Can. Witch Boy. Independently, each of these characters is 400 pages featured in a story that redefines their purpose in the DC Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Universe. But their stories also interweave with the others, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes telling a grander story of a devastating global threat to Ctn Qty: 1 mankind. Together, these relucta... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty years, after kicking off his American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned titles as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, and WE3. In recent years Morrison has been hard at work expanding the DC Universe in titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning titles SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMA...

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Showcase Presents , Time Master Summary: Rip Hunter and his band of time-travelling Vol. 1 adventurers traverse the ages, delving into the distant past Various and future to fight strange creatures! In these stories, 9781401235215 collected here for the very first time, the Time Masters meet Pub Date: 7/24/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/24 , an island of dinosaurs, “The Bird-Men of 2,000 B.C.,” $19.99/$22.99 Can. “The Menace of the Mongol Magician.” 512 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Author Bio: Jack Miller was a DC Comics writer and editor Ctn Qty: 1 whose work included series such as “Aquaman,” “,” 0.8lb Wt “Blackhawk,” “Congo Bill” and many others. 363g Wt

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Stormwatch Vol. 1: The Dark Side Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New , Miguel Sepulveda 52 event of September 2011, returns, but this 9781401234836 time to the DC Universe! Jack Hawksmoor, , , Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 The Engineer and comprise a dangerous $14.99/$16.99 Can. super human police force whose existence is kept secret from 144 pages the world. Collected here, this covert team of sci-fi Super Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Heroes must not only battle the Earth’s moon (!), but find a Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes way to hide its monstrous metamorphosis from the rest of the Ctn Qty: 1 Earth! Featuring writing fr... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama, Dr. Who fiction and as the creator of one of the Doctor’s spin-off companions. He has written for other television dramas including Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street. His comics work includes ACTION COMICS, KNIGHT & , STORMWATCH, , and MI-13, Black Widow: Deadly Origin and Dark X-Men

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Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore Summary: Originally published in 1971, this story turned Dennis O'Neil, , Superman’s status quo on its head by featuring a story in 9781401234782 which all Kryptonite was destroyed! But that leaves The Man Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 of Steel anything but invulnerable as his powers slowly begin $19.99/$22.99 Can. to fade and a doppleganger Superman arrives on the scene 192 pages with strange powers of its own. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Available now in softcover, this volume contains SUPERMAN Ctn Qty: 1 #233-238 and #240-242 and contains a momentous story for 0.8lb Wt the Man of Tomorrow that you won’t want to miss! 363g Wt

Author Bio: Dennis O’Neil is the influential writer of comics including BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW, THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and countless other titles. He is also the author of The DC Comics Guide to Writing for Comics (Watson Guptill).

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Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 6 Summary: Superman enters the post World War II era with Various this high quality collection of adventures, most of which have 9781401235123 never been reprinted before. The Man of Steel’s stories take Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 on a more whimsical tone, as he helps out “accidental $59.99/$68.00 Can. magicians” Hocus and Pocus, and puts a stop to the 240 pages nuisances of The Prankter and Mr. Mxyztplk. Plus, Superman Hardback keeps Inspector Hawkins from learning his secret identity, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes meets a writer who turns in the name of research, Ctn Qty: 1 and helps out a group of lumberjacks. ... 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio:

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Tiny Titans: Growing Up Tiny! Summary: These all ages tales from the DC Universe, Art Baltazar, Franco beautifully written and illustrated by Art Baltazar and Franco, 9781401235253 will entertain new readers and seasoned fans of comics. Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 $12.99/$14.99 Can. 128 pages Author Bio: Born in Chicago, Art Baltazar found his way early Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) to comic book art and has been cartooning ever since he can Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes recall, self-publishing in 1994 with such titles as The Cray- Ctn Qty: 1 Baby Adventures, Gyro-Man, Captain Camel & the Space 0.8lb Wt Chicken, Jimmy Dydo, Lunar Lizard, Meteor Mite and the 363g Wt famous Patrick the Wolf Boy. Art has also drawn coloring books for Warner Bros. and has a monthly comic strip in Disney Adventures Magazine called Gorilla Gorilla! Art also created an autobiographical graphic ...

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Absolute Summary: Best-selling writer Grant Morrison (BATMAN, ALL- Grant Morrison STAR SUPERMAN, JLA) and critically acclaimed artist J.G. 9781401235116 Jones (52, Wanted) redefine what it means to be a modern Pub Date: 7/24/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/24 day Super Hero in this cosmic epic. $99.99/$112.00 Can. 400 pages What happens when evil wins? That’s the question Superman, Hardback Batman, the Justice League and every being in the DCU have Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes to face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of Ctn Qty: 1 narcissistic followers actually win the war between light and 1.3lb Wt dark. Featuring the deaths and resurrections of major DC 590g Wt char...

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Batgirl Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Gail Simone, 52 event of September 2011, is finally back as 9781401234751 ! Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 $22.99/$25.99 Can. The nightmare-inducing brute known as Mirror is destroying 144 pages the lives of Gotham City citizens seemingly at random. Will Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Barbara be able to survive her explosive confrontation with Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes this new villain, as well as facing dark secrets from her past? Ctn Qty: 1 A new chapter in the riveting adventures of Batgirl continue in 0.8lb Wt stunning fashion, with by fan-favorite Gail Simone and

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Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason 52 event of September 2011, Batman begins battling evil with 9781401234874 his son, Damian, at his side, Batman now realizes that the Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 hardest part of the job may be trying to work together! $24.99/$27.99 Can. 192 pages As Batman and Robin try to adjust to their new partnership, a Hardback figure emerges from Bruce Wayne’s past: His name is NoBody, Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes and he’s not happy that Batman Incorporated is shining a light Ctn Qty: 1 on his own shadowy war against evil… 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt This volume collects issues 1-6 of Batman and Ro...

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Demon Knights Vol. 1: Seven Against the Dark Summary: Set in the Dark Ages of the DC Universe, a Paul Cornell, Tony S. Daniel barbarian horde is massing to crush civilization. It’s fallen to 9781401234720 Madame Xanadu and Blood, the man with a monster Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 inside him, to stand in their way - though the demon Etrigan $14.99/$16.99 Can. has no interest in protecting anyone or anything other than 160 pages himself! It’ll take more than their own power to stop an army Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) fueled by bloodlust and dark sorcery, and some very surprising Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes heroes - and villains - will have no choice but to join the fray! Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt This volume collec... 363g Wt Author Bio: Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama, Dr. Who fiction and as the creator of one of the Doctor’s spin-off companions. He has written for other television dramas including Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street. His comics work includes ACTION COMICS, KNIGHT & SQUIRE, STORMWATCH and DEMON KNIGHTS for DC Comics, as well as Captain Britain and MI-13, Black Widow: Deadly Origin and Dark X-Men for Marvel Comics.

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Green Arrow Vol. 1: Into the Woods Summary: Once the self-centered billionaire of Queen J.T. Krul, Diogenes Neves Industries, Oliver Queen lost everything, but found a reason 9781401230746 to live as the world’s greatest archer and the ultimate hero of Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 the people, Green Arrow. After Star City was devastated by $14.99/$16.99 Can. an attack by the villain Prometheus in the pages of JUSTICE 192 pages LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE, the White Lantern Ring gave birth Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) to a massive, mysterious forest located at the center of the Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes destruction. Now, Green Arrow lives in the woods and strikes Ctn Qty: 1 against crime and corr... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: J.T. Krul is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on Aspen MLT’s Fathom comic series. J.T. Krul’s first comic work was at Marvel Comics,writing X-men Unlimited. He has since made quite a name for himself in the comic industry, writing the majority of books at Aspen MLT including Fathom. His recent projects include , GREEN ARROW, TEEN TITANS, BLACKEST NIGHT: TITANS, TITANS, JUSTICE LEAGUE: RISE AND FALL for DC Comics.

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Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors Vol. 1 Summary: A new chapter in the epic GREEN LANTERN saga Peter J. Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin begins! Green Lanterns Guy Gardner, Kilowog and Arisia 9781401230807 explore the unknown sectors of the galaxy, determined to Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 shine their emerald light in the darkest corners of the $14.99/$16.99 Can. uncharted to bring order to the universe. But what is Guy’s 176 pages secret mission for the evil Red Lantern, Atrocitus, that brings Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) him into conflict with Hal Jordan? This new collected edition of Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS leads directly into the Ctn Qty: 1 epic WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS ev... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Peter J. Tomasi, a life-long New Yorker, is an NYU grad with degrees in political science and filmmaking. Peter has helped re-imagine many characters and books over the course of his extensive and exclusive career at DC Comics as a writer and editor. Peter’s newest projects are BATMAN & ROBIN and GREEN LANTERN CORPS, both a part of DC Comics - The New 52. His previous works include BRIGHTEST DAY GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS, BATMAN: BLACKEST KNIGHT, THE OUTSIDERS, , PHAN...

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Grifter Vol. 1: Most Wanted Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New , Jason Gorder, Cafu 52 event of September 2011, Cole Cash is a charming grifter 9781401234973 few can resist. And yet he’s about to be branded a serial killer Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 when he begins hunting and exterminating inhuman creatures $16.99/$18.99 Can. hidden in human form - creatures only he can see! 192 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Can the biggest sweet talker of all time talk his way out of Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes this one when even his brother thinks he’s gone over the Ctn Qty: 1 edge? 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt This volume contains issues #1-6 of the Grifter, part of the DC New 52.

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Infinity Inc.: The Generations Saga Vol. 2 Summary: Finally in print due to demand from readers, Various INFINITY INC. follows the adventures of the Justice Society 9781401235048 of America’s sons and daughters as they pick up the role of Pub Date: 7/24/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/24 crime-fighters from their parents! Denied membership by the $39.99/$46.99 Can. JSA due to a lack of experience, the younger cast of Infinity, 384 pages Inc. decided to train themselves and included characters such Hardback as , Huntress, Jade, Obsidian, Nuklon, and other Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes characters who went on to greater prominence in the DC Ctn Qty: 1 Universe. Uncover their hum... 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: has written and often edited comics, mostly for DC and Marvel, since 1965. For DC in the 1980s, usually aided and abetted by his wife, Dann, he scripted such titles as ALL-STAR SQUADRON, - SON OF , WONDER WOMAN, JONNI THUNDER, and INFINITY INC. At Marvel, Thomas was best known for his long runs on titles including The X-Men, The Avengers and Conan the Barbarian.

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JLA Vol. 2 Summary: Comics legend Grant Morrison (ALL STAR Grant Morrison, James C. Owsley SUPERMAN, FINAL CRISIS) delivers his unique take on the 9781401235185 adventures of the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes! This Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 volume features a cosmic adventure on a grand scale as the $24.99/$27.99 Can. Justice League faces off against Lex Luthor’s newly assembled 320 pages Injustice Gang while the fate of the Earth itself hangs in the Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) balance. Plus, the heroes must race through time to stop a Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes threat to all eternity: the evil god Darkseid. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt This volume collects JLA 10-17, Prometheus (Villains)... 363g Wt Author Bio: Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics

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Men of War Vol. 1: Uneasy Company Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Ivan Brandon, Jonathan Vankin, Kalvachev 52 event of September 2011, follows young, 9781401234997 headstrong soldier Joe Rock (grandson of the legendary Sgt. Pub Date: 7/24/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/24 Rock) as he assumes command of Easy Company - a team of $19.99/$22.99 Can. ex-military men turned contractors. Will they survive the 256 pages battle-scarred landscape carved by the DCU’s Super-Villains? Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Find out in this explosive new series from Ivan Brandon Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes (Viking, DOC SAVAGE) and Tom Derenick (JUSTICE SOCIETY Ctn Qty: 1 OF AMERICA)! 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt This volume collects issues #1-6... Author Bio:

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Resurrection Man Vol. 1: Dead Again Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Ivan Reis 52 event of September 2011, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning 9781401235291 return to life Resurrection Man! Pub Date: 9/4/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 9/4 $14.99/$16.99 Can. Mitch Shelby cannot die—constantly returning to life after 160 pages every death with a brand new power. But what is the secret Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) behind this gift/? As Mitch follows clues, he begins to Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes discover how much of a pawn he is in a cosmic game of life Ctn Qty: 1 and death! 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

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Uncharted Summary: The critically acclaimed and best-selling Joshua Williamson, Tony Harris PlayStation 3 video game jumps onto the comic page! A quest 9781401232696 for the legendary “Amber Room” launches Nathan Drake on a Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 journey to the center of the earth. As enemies from Sir $14.99/$16.99 Can. Francis Drake’s past come for revenge on his descendant, 144 pages Drake must use all the skills at his disposal to stay one step Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) ahead of the game! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: 363g Wt

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Animal Man Vol. 1: The Hunt Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Jeff Lemire, 52 event of September 2011, Animal Man Buddy Baker, has 9781401235079 gone from “super” man to family man - but is he strong Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young $14.99/$16.99 Can. daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As 144 pages these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy and his wife Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Ellen, things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a Ctn Qty: 1 journey into the heart of The Red. Colle... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed Essex County Trilogy, the Vertigo graphic novel THE NOBODY, and is the winner of a Xeric Award and YALSA Alex Award. He is currently the writer for DC Comics’ ANIMAL MAN, FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E., and Vertigo/DC’s SWEET TOOTH. He has also previously written the Eisner- nominated SUPERBOY.

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Showcase Presents Showcase Vol. 1 Summary: Making its debut in 1956, SHOWCASE was the Various place where DC tried out new characters and concepts. Now, 9781401235239 DC reprints the entire series from the beginning for the very Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 first time, including the smash successes of Green Lantern, $19.99/$22.99 Can. The Flash and in her own solo series, to more 512 pages obscure tales of Fire Fighters, Kings of the Wild, and The Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Space Ranger. This volume collects SHOWCASE #1-21. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: 363g Wt

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Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3 Summary: After suffering a cataclysmic earthquake, the Various U.S. government has deemed Gotham City uninhabitable and 9781401234560 ordered all citizens to leave. It is now months later and those Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 that have refused to vacate “No Man’s Land” live amidst a $34.99/$40.99 Can. citywide turf war in which the strongest prey on the weak. 480 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Batman and his allies continue their fight to save Gotham Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes during its darkest hour. Taking on a new costume and persona Ctn Qty: 1 as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, the 0.8lb Wt former Batgirl, while Nigh... 363g Wt Author Bio:

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Batwing Vol. 1: The Lost Kingdom Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Judd Winick, Ben Oliver 52 event of September 2011, BATWING follows a soldier 9781401234768 carrying on the legacy of The Dark Knight in the most Pub Date: 7/24/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/24 tumultuous region on Earth. Meet Batwing, the Batman of $14.99/$16.99 Can. Africa, as he takes on the villainous Massacre! 144 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) This volume collects issues 1-6 of Batwing, part of the DC Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Comics - The New 52 event. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: A former cast member on MTV’s The Real World, Judd Winick is the writer and illustrator of Barry Ween—Boy

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Batwoman Vol. 1: Hydrology Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New J.H. Williams III, W. Hayden Blackman, Amy Reeder 52 event of September 2011, ’s new series finally 9781401234652 begins! The creative team of J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 Blackman launch the ongoing BATWOMAN series, as $22.99/$25.99 Can. Batwoman (a.ka. Kate Kane) faces deadly new challenges in 160 pages her war against Gotham City’s underworld - and new trials in Hardback her personal life. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 Who or what is stealing children from the barrio, and for what 1.3lb Wt vile purpose? Will Kate train her cousin, Bette Kane (a.k.a. 590g Wt ), as he... Author Bio: J.H. Williams entered the comics field in 1991 and immediately began getting attention for his finely crafted work on such titles as Batman, Starman and Seven Soldiers of Victory. William’s went on to co-create and pencil the hit series PROMETHEA with comics legend . His recent works include BATMAN: THE BLACK GLOVE with Grant Morrison and BATMAN: DETECTIVE with Paul Dini.

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DC Universe: Legacies Summary: This sensational history of the DC Universe is told from the dawn of superheroes during World War II through to 9781401231347 the present day starring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 Green Lantern, the Justice League of America, the Teen $24.99/$27.99 Can. Titans and many, many more. 336 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Acclaimed writer Len Wein tells the DC Universe’s epic history Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes in this graphic novel spanning five of heroes, from Ctn Qty: 1 the dawn of the Mystery Men before World War II through the 0.8lb Wt present day, starring heroes including Superman, Batm... 363g Wt Author Bio: Comics, TV, and movie writer Len Wein began his career in comics 40 years ago. He has been editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, Disney Comics, and Top Cow, as well as a senior editor at DC Comics. He is the co-creator of comic book series Swamp Thing, Human Target, Brother , , and the New X-Men. His new feature-length screenplay of Swamp Thing is currently in development with Silver Pictures, and he has also written the screenplay for Whirlwind, a new super-heroine for PO...

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Deathstroke Vol. 1: Legacy Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New , 52 event of September 2011, Slade Wilson is the best 9781401234812 mercenary in the DCU, and he’s been doing this a long time. Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 Some might say too long. But they’ll learn: Never turn your $16.99/$18.99 Can. back on the Terminator. He won’t quit, no matter 192 pages how high the stakes. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes This volume collect issues 1-6 of Deathstroke, part of the DC Ctn Qty: 1 Comics - The New 52 event. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio:

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The Flash Chronicles Vol. 3 Summary: A new helping of 1960s Flash adventures, Various collected in chronological order for the first time. 9781401234904 Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 The third volume collecting every Flash adventure from the $14.99/$16.99 Can. 1960s in chronological order! 160 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Author Bio: In this third volume collecting The Flash’s 1960s Ctn Qty: 1 adventures in chronological order, the Fastest Man Alive 1.3lb Wt battles members of his infamous Rogues Gallery including The 590g Wt Trickster, , Captain Boomerang, Gorilla Grodd and more.

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The Green Lantern Archives Vol. 7 Summary: In epic adventures on Earth and in deep space, Various Green Lantern battles the evil of villains like Sinestro and 9781401235130 , collected in DC’s high-quality Archive format. Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 This Archive volume collects GREEN LANTERN #48-57. $59.99/$68.00 Can. 256 pages Hardback Author Bio: Born in 1913, John Broome started out his Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes writing career selling science fiction stories to the pulp Ctn Qty: 1 magazines of the 1930s. His agent for those stories was Julius 1.3lb Wt Schwartz, who in 1945 would join DC Comics’ staff as an 590g Wt editor and, over the next forty years, be responsible for some of the most innovative comics of his time. Broome’s first comic book sale was to Fawcett Comics for the South Seas

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Green Lantern/Green Arrow Summary: This volume collects GREEN LANTERN from the Neal Adams early 1970s, featuring classic team-ups written by Dennis 9781401235178 O’Neil with art by Neal Adams! Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 $29.99/$34.00 Can. In these stories, Green Lantern Hal Jordan continued his usual 368 pages cosmic-spanning adventures, as he used his amazing Power Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Ring to police Sector 2814 against universe-threatening Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes menaces. Meanwhile, on Earth, Oliver Queen, the archer Ctn Qty: 1 known as Green Arrow, was confronting menaces of a 0.8lb Wt different kind: racism, poverty, drugs, and other social ills! 363g Wt Don’t miss thes...

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Hawk and Dove Vol. 1: First Strikes Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New , 52 event of September 2011, Hank Hall is not happy. He’s not 9781401234980 happy to have Dawn Granger as a new partner in his war on Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 crime. He’s not happy that she’s dating the ghostly Super $16.99/$18.99 Can. Hero, Deadman. He’s not happy to learn that someone is 192 pages trying to plunge the United States into a new civil war! Now Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) it’s up to to root out the forces behind this Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes conflict and stop them before they turn the U.S. into a Ctn Qty: 1 wasteland! 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt And who is the monster lu... Author Bio: Sterling Gates is the acclaimed writer of SUPERGIRL and SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON, as well as contributing to DC’s BLACKEST NIGHT epic.

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Hitman Vol. 7: Closing Time Summary: This latest collection of HITMAN tales, all Ennis, John McCrea, Doug Mahnke collected for the first time, begins when Tommy Monaghan 9781401234003 heads to Ireland to learn dark truth about his past - and why Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 his parents abandoned him. $29.99/$34.00 Can. 384 pages Then, it’s a plague of the undead, as Tommy and his killer Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) sidekicks tackle what seems to be a kidnapping, but ends up Comics & Graphic Novels / General being a bloodbath. Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt And Tommy goes toe-to-toe with his rival, assassin Ringo 363g Wt Chen, who’s now dating Tommy’s old girlfriend. Petty jealousy quickly turns to violence between these two hi... Author Bio: Irish-born writer is the acclaimed author of the graphic novel series, and also has written numerous JOHN : HELLBLAZER graphic novels, as well as , , , PRIDE AND JOY and other titles.

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Mister Terrific Vol. 1: Mind Games Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Eric Wallace, J.G. Jones 52 event of September 2011, the world’s third-smartest man 9781401235000 - and one of its most eligible bachelors - uses his brains and Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 fists against science gone mad in this new series from Eric $16.99/$18.99 Can. Wallace (TITANS) and Roger Robinson! 192 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Michael Holt is the head of a successful high-tech corporation Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes and an institute that recruits and encourages the finest minds Ctn Qty: 1 of the next generation to excel. As Mister Terrific he inhabits 0.8lb Wt a world of amazement few others know... 363g Wt Author Bio:

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O.M.A.C. Vol. 1: Omactivate! Summary: As part DC Comics All New 52 event, ’s Dan DiDio, , Scott Koblish legendary O.M.A.C. is reimagined by DC Comic Co-Publisher 9781401234829 Dan Didio and comics legend Kieth Giffen! Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 $16.99/$18.99 Can. The all-seeing Brother Eye satellite has unleashed a new 192 pages beast upon the DC Universe in this smashing new series! Kevin Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Kho has become an unwilling participant in a war between Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes and Brother Eye as he is transformed into the One Ctn Qty: 1 Machine Army Corp known only as O.M.A.C.! 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt This volume collects issues #1-6 of O.M.A.C., part of the DC Comic...

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Showcase Presents Tales of the Unexpected Summary: For the first time, DC Comics collects the series Vol. 1 TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED, featuring tales of the weird and Various mysterious. Originally published in the late 1950s, these 9781401235208 stories feature work by some of DC’s top talents of the era, Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 and include stories like: $19.99/$22.99 Can. 512 pages “The Secret of Cell Sixteen” Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes “The Gorilla Who Saved The World” Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt “The Man Nobody Could See” 363g Wt

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Static Shock Vol. 1: Recharged Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Scott McDaniel, , Chris Brunner 52 event of September 2011, Scott McDaniel and John Rozum 9781401234843 bring Static Shock back to the DC Universe! Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 $16.99/$18.99 Can. The brilliant, yet slightly awkward high school student Virgil 192 pages Hawkins transforms into the cocky electromagnetic hero Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Static! A mysterious tragedy forces the Hawkins family to Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes relocate from Dakota to New York City and Virgil must start all Ctn Qty: 1 over again in a new high school, as well as a new internship 0.8lb Wt at S.T.A.R. Labs. But is he ready to take ... 363g Wt Author Bio:

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Superboy Vol. 1: Incubation Summary: As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New Scott Lobdell, Eric Canete 52 event of September 2011, this new volume of SUPERBOY 9781401234850 takes us to the labs of Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E., where the Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 scientists thought he was just an experiment - and a failed $14.99/$16.99 Can. one at that! But with the combination of Kryptonian and 160 pages human DNA, the Clone turns out to be more than just set of Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) data when his stunning powers was revealed. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 Written by comic industry veteran Scott Lobdell, this new 0.8lb Wt title from the DC Comics - The New 52 lineup follows S... 363g Wt Author Bio: Scott Lobdell is a veteran of the comic book industry, having worked with nearly every major American comic book publisher. Lobdell is best known for his work on Marvel’s X-Men franchise in the 1990’s, penning such works as Uncanny X-Men, , The Age of Apocalypse, Generation X, amongst others. He is currently the writer of SUPERBOY, TEEN TITANS, and RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS, each a part of DC Comics - The New 52.

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The Superman Chronicles Vol. 10 Summary: The series reprinting every Superman adventure Various in chronological order continues with this new, tenth volume 9781401234881 of tales from the early 1940s. Pub Date: 9/4/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 9/4 $14.99/$16.99 Can. In this new volume of stories from the height of World War II, 168 pages Superman battles The Night Owl, a mad architect, Nazi Hardback sympathizers, the mysterious “Man with the Cane,” and a mad Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes scientist who creates henchman by bringing characters from Ctn Qty: 1 newspaper comic strips to life. Plus, when Clark and Lois go to 1.3lb Wt the movies, he is embarrassed to see his own adventur... 590g Wt Author Bio: Born in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, Jerome Siegel was, as a teenager, a fan of the emerging literary genre that came to be known as science fiction. Together with schoolmate Joe Schuster, Siegel published several science- fiction fan magazines and, in 1933, they came up with their own science-fiction hero—Superman. Siegel scripted and Shuster drew several weeks’ worth of newspaper strips featuring their new creation but garnered no interest from publishers or newspaper syndicates. It was...

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Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Raise Them Bones Summary: In the 40-years since its debut, Swamp Thing Scott Snyder, has been graced with some of the best writers in comics from 9781401234621 Len Wein to Alan Moore and now, as part of the DC Comics - Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 The New 52, ’American Vampire’ scribe Scott Snyder brings $22.99/$25.99 Can. his talents to an all new Swamp Thing series set in the DC 168 pages Universe. Hardback Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Following the events of ’Brightest Day,’ Alec Holland has his Ctn Qty: 1 life back…but the “Green” has plans for it. A monstrous evil is 1.3lb Wt rising in the desert, and it’ll take a monster of another kind to 590g Wt defend l... Author Bio: Scott Snyder is one of comics’ best young writers. His current works include BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley. He’s currently at work on a novel for the Dial Press.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Vol. 2 Summary: Would you rather burn out or fade away? That’s , Andy Kubert the question at the heart of this bold title starring a group of 9781401234928 people who, for one reason or another, are at their wits’ end Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 until they’re offered a chance to become super heroes. The $14.99/$16.99 Can. catch? Their powers will kill them. 144 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Writer Nick Spencer (Morning Glories) and artist CAFU (WAR Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes OF THE SUPERMEN) present a fresh take on the classic Ctn Qty: 1 comics property, starring a new batch of recruits brought in 0.8lb Wt to take over the original agents’ mantles and make... 363g Wt Author Bio: Nick Spencer is an acclaimed comic book writer whose works include ’ Morning Glories and Existence 2.0 and, for DC, the feature in ACTION COMICS.

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Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile Summary: When a savage creature known only as the , Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy 9781563899423 tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced Pub Date: 12/1/02 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 12/1 into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day $12.99/$14.99 Can. New York, these magical characters have created their own 128 pages peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) apartment building called Fabletown. But when Snow White’s Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy party- sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Ctn Qty: 66 Fabletown’s sheriff, a reforme... 10.1in H | 6.6in W | 0.3in T | 0.4lb Wt 257mm H | 168mm W | 8mm T | 181g Wt Author Bio: Bill Willingham is the award-winning writer and creator of . He has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than twenty years on titles including Elementals, Coventry, PROPOSITION PLAYER and FABLES. With Matthew Sturges, Bill co-wrote the FABLES spinoff , as well as and JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz comic industry awards, plus the International Horror G...

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American Vampire Vol. 2 Summary: While trafficking in a bestselling sub-genre, Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquereque AMERICAN VAMPIRE introduces a new strain of vampire — a 9781401230708 more muscular and vicious species, born of the American Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 West. $17.99/$19.99 Can. 160 pages It’s Las Vegas circa 1935, and Skinner Sweet and our gal Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Pearl are about to learn the hard way that the bloodsuckers Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror in Hollywood were nothing compared to what awaits them in Ctn Qty: 1 Sin City. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt In just a few short years, young police Chief Cash McCogan has watched his native city of Las Vegas go from cow-town to wild, glittering boomtow... Author Bio: Scott Snyder has been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook and other journals. He most recently has co-written AMERICAN VAMPIRE for Vertigo/DC Comics, along with horror-master Stephen King, BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS and SWAMP THING.

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Deadenders Summary: In this stylized book of mystery and science , Philip J. Bond fiction, a drug-dealing car thief must discover the secret 9781401234805 behind his visions in order to save the world. Twenty years Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 after the devastating Cataclysm, society has been separated $29.99/$34.00 Can. into sectors in which the rich are able to enjoy machine- 392 pages generated weather and sunlight while the poor are forced to Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) live an eternally dank and dark existence. Banished to the Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy dismal Sector 5, the angst-ridden Beezer discovers that the Ctn Qty: 1 corrupt city police are hunting... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Ed Brubaker is one of the most acclaimed writers currently working in comics. After working at DC Comics for many years on titles such as GOTHAM CENTRAL, BATMAN, THE AUTHORITY, , and CATWOMAN, Brubaker moved to Marvel, where he took over Uncanny X-Men and Daredevil, and jump-started Captain America into its most exciting ongoing storyline in years. Brubaker has won the Eisner Award for Best Writer on two occasions.

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Fables Deluxe Edition Book 5 Summary: Bill Willingham’s hit series FABLES continues here, Bill Willingham, James Jean for the first time in hardcover. In the aftermath of the 9781401234966 Adversary’s attack on Fabletown, FABLES: THE DELUXE Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 EDITION BOOK 5 follows on a mission of revenge as $29.99/$34.00 Can. he uncovers the Adversary’s true identity! Plus, the 2-part 304 pages story of Jack’s adventures in Hollywood and the one-shot Hardback story of Mowgli’s return to Fabletown. Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 1 Fables Deluxe Edition Book 5 includes issues 34-35 of the 1.3lb Wt original series. 590g Wt

Author Bio: Bill Willingham is the award-winning writer and creator of FABLES. He has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than twenty years on titles including Elementals, Coventry, PROPOSITION PLAYER and FABLES. With Matthew Sturges, Bill co-wrote the FABLES spinoff JACK OF FABLES, as well as HOUSE OF MYSTERY and JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz comic

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Vertigo

Get Jiro! Summary: In a not-too-distant future L.A. where master Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Langdon Foss chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for 9781401228279 a seat at the best restaurants, a bloody culinary war is Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 raging. $24.99/$27.99 Can. 160 pages On one side, the Internationalists, who blend foods from all Hardback over the world into exotic delights. On the other, the “Vertical Comics & Graphic Novels / General Farm,” who prepare nothing but organic, vegetarian, Ctn Qty: 1 macrobiotic dishes. Into this maelstrom steps Jiro, a renegade 1.3lb Wt and ruthless sushi chef, known to decapitate patrons who 590g Wt dare request a C... Author Bio: Born in 1956, Anthony Bourdain graduated from the world-renowned Culinary Institute of America. He began running New York kitchens at restaurants such as Supper Club, One Fifth Avenue, and Sullivan’s. His extensive body of work has graced the pages of , New York Times, Observer, the Face, and Scotland on Sunday. He is an ongoing contributor and authority for Food Arts magazine. Bourdain’s fictional works include two crime novels - 1997’s

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DMZ Vol. 12: The Five Nations of New York Summary: As New York City starts the healing process, the , J.P. Leon political on the ground are impossible to ignore. 9781401234799 Matty’s seen to it that everyone’s voice is being heard, but Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 will the social order devolve into anarchy, or is there a new $14.99/$16.99 Can. New York to be discovered somewhere underneath the 144 pages rubble? Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy This final volume of DMZ collects issues 67-72. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Brian Wood released his first series, Channel Zero, in 1997 to critical acclaim, and has produced comics

and graphic novels at a brisk pace ever since, becoming one of the most important creators of the last decade. Other works for DC Comics/Vertigo are DEMO, and DV8. He has earned multiple Eisner Award nominations, and his work has been published in close to a dozen foreign markets.

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Fables Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind Summary: The tights and capes have been stored away Bill Willingham, Joao Ruas forever, but it remains to be seen if Haven and its refugee 9781401235161 inhabitants have survived the onslaught of. Where do the Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 Fables go from here? Bigby and Snow White’s cubs try to $14.99/$16.99 Can. move forward after learning a hard lesson about life and 144 pages death. And the loveable, fan-favorite hero Bufkin the Flying Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Monkey gets into more trouble when he finally reaches his Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy homeland of Oz. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt This Fables volume includes issues 108-113 of the original 363g Wt series.

Author Bio: Bill Willingham is the award-winning writer and creator of FABLES. He has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than twenty years on titles including Elementals, Coventry, PROPOSITION PLAYER and FABLES. With Matthew Sturges, Bill co-wrote the FABLES spinoff JACK OF FABLES, as well as HOUSE OF MYSTERY and JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA. His work has been nominated for many

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Vertigo

John Constantine Hellblazer Vol. 3: The Fear Summary: In THE FEAR MACHINE, looks for Machine (New Ed) a way to reconnect to humanity—but how can such a man , Dave McKean, Kent Williams ever find inner peace? Constantine finds himself encamped 9781401235192 with a new-age pagan group that’s tapping into their own Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 psychic abilities—but a defense contractor is out to exploit $24.99/$27.99 Can. their powers. Is the company’s aim just political, or is it 240 pages something much more sinister? Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror This volume collects issues 14-22 of the original series. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Born in 1954, Jamie Delano has made a diverse, cross-genre contribution to the comic book medium, scripting—over some 25 years—both original works (World Without End, Tainted, Ghostdancing, Hell Eternal, Cruel and Unusual, Territory, ) and publisher-owned properties (Captain Britain, Dr. Who, Night Raven, Hellblazer, Animal Man, Batman, ). He is currently practicing for retirement, living in semi-rural England with his partner, Sue.

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Scalped Vol. 9: Knuckles Up Summary: Fifteen years ago, Dashiell “Dash” Bad Horse ran , away from a life of poverty and hopelessness on the Prairie 9781401235055 Rose Indian Reservationin search of something better. Now Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 he’s come back home armed with nothing but a set of $14.99/$16.99 Can. nunchucks, a -bent-for leather attitude and one dark 144 pages secret, to find nothing much has changed on “The Rez”— Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) short of a glimmering new casino run by a corrupt leader Comics & Graphic Novels / General named Red Crow, and a once-proud people overcome by Ctn Qty: 1 drugs and organized crime. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt In this volume, war breaks... Author Bio: Jason Aaron is a comic book writer that broke into the business scripting the Eisner Award-nominated Vietnam War mini-series illustrated by . He is currently writing the monthly Native American crime series for DC Comics / Vertigo and Marvel’s Wolverine and Wolverine and the X-Men.

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House of Mystery Vol. 8: Desolation Summary: In this final volume, the big confrontation Matthew Sturges, Esao Andrews between Fig and the Conception, between Fig and Lotus 9781401234959 Blossom, between Lotus Blossom and the Magical Physicians, Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 between Fig and Lotus Blossom and Harry, between - okay, $14.99/$16.99 Can. between everyone and everyone else, and it’s been building 160 pages since issue #1. What will become of the House of Mystery? Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) There’s only one way to find out… Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror Ctn Qty: 1 This volume collects issues 36-42 of House of Mystery. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Matthew Sturges writes the monthly comic book HOUSE OF MYSTERY and was the cowriter (with Bill Willingham) of JACK OF FABLES, both from Vertigo. His other DC Universe work includes and BLUE BEETLE. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and their two daughte

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The Invisibles Omnibus Summary: Collecting for the first time ever all three volumes Various of controversial and fan-loved series THE INVISIBLES by 9781401234591 Eisner Award winning writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 SUPERMAN, BATMAN)! Follow the adventures of The $150.00/$176.00 Can. Invisibles, a secret organization out to battle against physical 1536 pages and psychic oppression brought upon humanity by the Hardback interdemsional alien gods of the Archons of Outer Church! Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 1 This onmibus collects Invisibles #1-25(1994-96), Invisibles 1.3lb Wt #1-22(1997-99) and Invisibles #12-1(1999-2000).... 590g Wt Author Bio: Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty years, after kicking off his American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned titles as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH and WE3. In recent years Morrison has been hard at work expanding the DC Universe in titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning titles SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMA...

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Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days Deluxe Edition Summary: Providing tantalizing glimpses into the fantastical worlds he would create and nurture, NEIL GAIMAN’S MIDNIGHT 9781401234577 DAYS collects some of the accomplished author’s earliest Pub Date: 9/4/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 9/4 work, including tales featuring John Constantine, Swamp $24.99/$27.99 Can. Thing and the first and only meeting between The Golden Age 176 pages Sandman and of the Endless. Hardback Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 1 Author Bio: Neil Gaiman is the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling 1.3lb Wt author of AMERICAN GODS and CORALINE. His other books 590g Wt include the novels ANANSI BOYS, NEVERWHERE and STARDUST (winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Awards as one of 2000’s top ten adult novels for young adults) and the short fiction collections M IS FOR MAGIC, FRAGILE THINGS and SMOKE AND MIRRORS. With Roger Avary, he is the screenwriter of the motion picture BEOWULF (Paramount, November 2007), direct by Robert Zemeckis. H...

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Vertigo

Right State Summary: Just in time for the fall election, this race- Mat Johnson, Andrea Mutti against-time political thriller follows an ex Special Forces 9781401229436 commando who goes undercover with a militia group that’s Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 plotting to assassinate the second African-American President $24.99/$27.99 Can. of the U.S. 144 pages Hardback In the week leading up to a major campaign speech, the Comics & Graphic Novels / General Secret Service discovers that an extremist militia group is Ctn Qty: 1 plotting to assassinate America’s second African American 1.3lb Wt President. The best chance to advert this crisis is to infiltrate 590g Wt the group using...

Author Bio: Mat Johnson’s first novel, Drop, was a B&N Discover Great New Writers selection. His second novel, Hunting in Harlem, won the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Most recently, he wrote the novel Pym (Spiegel & Grau). He has written for a variety of publications, including a stint as a columnist for Time Out New York. Johnson currently teaches at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Johnson is also the author of the Vertigo graphic novels DARK

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Saga of the Swamp Thing Book 2 Summary: Created out of the Swamp by a accident, Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, Swamp Thing is an elemental creature who uses the forces of 9781401225445 nature and wisdom of the plant kingdom to fight the polluted Pub Date: 10/2/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 10/2 world's self-destruction. Alan Moore took the Swamp Thing to $19.99/$22.99 Can. new heights in the 1980s with his unique narrative approach. 224 pages His provocative and groundbreaking writing, combined with Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) masterly artwork by some of the medium's top artists, made Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy SWAMP THING one of the great comics of the late twentieth Ctn Qty: 1 century. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt In this second col...

Author Bio: Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as WATCHMEN, , SWAMP THING and . He is also the mastermind behind the America’s Best Comics line, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, PROMETHEA, , TOMORROW STORIES and TOP TEN. As one of the medium’s

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold Summary: Based on the hit animated TV series BATMAN: Vol. 2: Help Wanted THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, this title guest-stars DC heroes Sholly Fisch, Dan Davis, Rick Burchett including Green Lantern, Aquaman, Hawkman, Zatanna, Jonah 9781401235246 Hex and more, as Batman and company deal with threats from Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 the streets and from the stars! $12.99/$14.99 Can. 128 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Author Bio: Sholly Fisch is a writer of screen and page Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes whose past work includes , and several issues of Ctn Qty: 1 Brave and the Bold, including the story “Night of the Batmen,” 0.8lb Wt wherein all the other superheroes dress up in homemade 363g Wt Batman costumes in order to fill-in for the Dark Knight, and “A Batman’s Work Is Never Done,” which features nothing but short, two-page team-ups with a slew of different heroes.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Knight Terrors Summary: Collecting the relaunch of DC’s best-selling title BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT as part of the DC 9781401235437 Comics: The New 52 event! Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 $24.99/$27.99 Can. Collected issues from the DC Comics: The New 52 event, this 192 pages title co-written by and David Finch and featuring Hardback art by Finch, follows the Dark Knight as he attempts to quell a Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes riot at Arkham Asylum! Ctn Qty: 1 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: David Finch began his comic book career at the age of 22 at Top Cow. There, he created Ascension and

Aphrodite IX, both of which were top sellers in the business. In 2001, he made the move to Marvel. His 15 issue run on Ultimate X-Men saw sales of the comic jump 40%. On Avengers, David’s doubled sales with starting with his first issue. Eventually feeling the need for a change, David took on the monumental task of bringing a perennially low- selling, cancelled Moon Knight...

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest Summary: The second volume collecting the epic 1990s Various tale that broke Batman’s back in full for the first time. 9781401235369 Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 With the denizens of Arkham Asylum on the loose, Batman is $29.99/$34.00 Can. defeated by the powerhouse villain Bane. 656 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Author Bio: Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt

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Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1 Summary: Neal Adams’ seminal Batman tales are Neil Adams collected in trade paperback. 9781401235376 Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 The stories that brought The Dark Knight back to his shadowy $24.99/$27.99 Can. roots, featuring the spectacular artwork of Neal Adams. 240 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Author Bio: Considered the groundbreaking artist of the Ctn Qty: 1 1960s, Neal Adams was born 6, 1941 in New York City. 0.8lb Wt He attended Manhattan’s High School of Industrial Art and, 363g Wt while still a student, found work ghosting the Bat Masterson syndicated newspaper strip and drawing gag cartoons for Archie Comics. Neal received his own comic strip, based on the popular TV series Ben Casey, in 1962. The strip ran until 1965 at which time Neal made the move to comics for Warren Publishing and DC Comics. Neal...

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 3 Summary: Jack Kirby’s mind-blowing 1970s stories, Jack Kirby, known collectively as “The Fourth World,” are 9781401235352 considered among his very best. Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 $29.99/$34.00 Can. Collecting Jack Kirby’s 1970s tales starring the , 396 pages Mister Miracle and more in trade paperback. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 Author Bio: Jack “King” Kirby’s comics career began in 1937 0.8lb Wt and continued for nearly six decades. With partner Joe Simon, 363g Wt Kirby first made his mark in comics in the 1940s by drawing and/or creating numerous features for DC Comics including Captain America, the Young Allies, the Kid Commandos, Sandman, the Newsboy Legion and Manhunter. As the most valued team in comics, Simon and Kirby went on to create titles and concepts including Fighting American, Boys’ Ranch and the creation of the romance...

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Justice League International Vol.1: The Signal Summary: This title is part of the acclaimed DC Comics - Masters The New 52 event of September 2011, collecting the , Aaron Lopresti, David Finch reunited JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL! 9781401235345 Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 Collecting issues from the DC Comics: The New 52 event, $14.99/$16.99 Can. JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL returns to the DCU! 144 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Author Bio: Dan Jurgens is a writer/artist most famous for Ctn Qty: 1 being one of the main forces behind “The Death of 0.8lb Wt Superman.” He has written and/or illustrated titles such as JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA, BOOSTER GOLD, TEEN TITANS, 363g Wt AQUAMAN, DC’s Tangent imprint, and the company-wide DC crossover known as ZERO HOUR. Jurgens currently writes JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL and pencils GREEN ARROW as a part of DC Comics - The New 52.

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Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1: Hostile World Summary: This title is part of the acclaimed DC Comics - Paul Levitz, Chris Sprouse The New 52 event of September 2011, collecting new 9781401235017 tales from the 31st Century Legion of Super Heroes Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 $14.99/$16.99 Can. Collecting issues from the DC Comics: The New 52 event, this 160 pages new volume of Legion of Super Heroes finds the 31st Century Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) super team at war! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Paul Levitz entered comics in 1971 as editor of 363g Wt The Comic Reader, the first comics newszine, which won two Best Fanzine Comic Art Fan Awards. From there, he joined DC

Comics in 1973, becoming DC’s youngest editor ever. Ultimately, Levitz became publisher in 1989 and president and publisher from 2002 to 2009. He has received the Inkpot Award and the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and serves on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board. Along with his contributions at the head of DC, Le...

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Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones (New Edition) Summary: The new edition of New York Times best- Edition) selling author Neil Gaiman’s 9th Volume of THE Neil Gaiman SANDMAN. 9781401235451 Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 Packaged with new bonus material and re-coloring from THE $19.99/$22.99 Can. ABSOLUTE SANDMAN, VOL. 3, this new edition of THE 320 pages SANDMAN, VOL. 9 brings readers the penultimate chapter to Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Neil Gaiman’s critically acclaimed series. Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Neil Gaiman is the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling 363g Wt author of AMERICAN GODS and CORALINE. His other books include the novels ANANSI BOYS, NEVERWHERE and STARDUST (winner of the American Library Association’s Alex Awards as one of 2000’s top ten adult novels for young adults) and the short fiction collections M IS FOR MAGIC, FRAGILE THINGS and SMOKE AND MIRRORS. With Roger Avary, he is the screenwriter of the motion picture BEOWULF, directed by Robert Zemeckis. His illustrated novel STARDU...

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 DC Comics

Showcase Presents Vol. 1 Summary: The Sea Devils are a team of underwater Various adventurers who battle strange creatures beneath the 9781401235222 waves, including The Octopus- Man, the Vengeful Undersea Pub Date: 7/24/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/24 , The Flame-Headed Watchman and more. $19.99/$22.99 Can. 512 pages These stories are best remembered for the spectacular art of Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Russ Heather, artist on numerous war comics. Collects Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes SHOWCASE #27-29 and SEA DEVILS #1-16. Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio:

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Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth Summary: This title is part of the acclaimed DC Comics - Adam Glass, Ryan Benjamin The New 52 event of September 2011, collecting the all- 9781401235444 new ! Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 $14.99/$16.99 Can. Collecting issues from the DC Comics: The New 52 event, 160 pages comes the all-new SUICIDE SQUAD series, written by Adam Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Glass, co-creator of the CW series SUPERNATURAL! Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes Ctn Qty: 1 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: ADAM GLASS is a writer and television producer, 363g Wt whose credits include co-creating, writing and producing the hit CW show SUPERNATURAL. Other writing credits include Cold Case, Blue Collar TV, and The Cleaner. He currently is writing SUICIDE SQUAD for DC Comics, and previously worked on the : LEGION OF DOOM mini-series for DC Comics.

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Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Odyssey Summary: Due to mysterious circumstances, Diana must Michael J. Straczynski, Don Kramer track down the truth behind what’s happened to her timeline 9781401230784 and face the biggest stunner of all: Who destroyed Paradise Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 Island? $14.99/$16.99 Can. 168 pages If you think you knew who Wonder Woman was – think again! Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) All bets are off in this all-new direction for the long-running Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes series that’s perfect for new readers as Wonder Woman Ctn Qty: 1 embarks on an odyssey to find her past and gets a new 1.3lb Wt costume, a new set of foes, and a new tone from the ground 590g Wt up!

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Author Bio: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI is a writer and television producer who has worked in a variety of media, including comics, novels, TV, film, and radio dramas. He is perhaps most known as the creator and showrunner of the Babylon 5 TV series, and its spin-off Crusade. He was also the creator of Jeremiah for Showtime. Straczynski has written

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Debt : The First 5,000 Years Summary: Now in paperback: David Graeber’s “fresh . . . David Graeber fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . and exceedingly 9781612191294 timely” (Financial Times) history of debt Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 $22.00/$26.00 Can. Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning 544 pages reversal of conventional wisdom: he shows that before there Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) was money, there was debt. For more than 5,000 years, since Business & Economics / Economics the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have Ctn Qty: 24 used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods—that is, 0.8lb Wt long before the invention of coins or cash. It is... 363g Wt Author Bio: David Graeber teaches anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of . He has written for Harper’s, The Nation, Mute, and The New Left Review. In 2006, he delivered the Malinowski Memorial Lecture at the London School of Economics, an annual talk that honors “outstanding anthropologists who have fundamentally shaped the study of culture.” One of the original organizers of Occupy Wall Street, Graeber has been called an “anti-leader of ” by Bloomberg Businessweek. The Atla...

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

The Colonel Summary: A new novel by a master of Iranian letters— Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Tom Patterdale often rumored to be a contender for the Nobel Prize— 9781612191324 that directly engages politics in Iran today Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 $17.95/$21.50 Can. Ten years in the writing, this fearless novel—so powerful it’s 256 pages banned in Iran—tells the stirring story of a tortured people Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) forced to live under successive oppressive regimes. Fiction / Literary Ctn Qty: 24 It begins on a pitch black, rainy night, when there’s a knock 0.8lb Wt on the Colonel’s door. Two policemen have come to summon 363g Wt him to collect the tortured body of his youngest daug...

Author Bio: Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is one of Iran’s most

important writers of the last century, and a fearless—and often imprisoned—critic of both the Shah and the current regime. The author of numerous novels, plays and screenplays, he is a leading proponent of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran. Dowlatabadi pioneered the use of the everyday language of the Iranian people as suitable for high literary art, and often examines the lives of the marginal

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville International Crime

Brenner and God Summary: One of the most wildly popular detective Wolf Haas, Annie Janusch series in Europe—where each book has sold over 9781612191133 300,000 copies—finally comes to the US and UK. Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 $14.95/$17.95 Can. Wolf Haas’ Detective Brenner series has become wildly popular 240 pages around the world for a reason: They’re timely, edgy stories Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) told in a wry, quirky voice that’s often hilarious, and with a Fiction / Mystery & Detective protagonist it’s hard not to love. Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt In this episode, Brenner—forced out of the police force—tries 363g Wt to get away from detective work by taking a job as the personal chauffeu... Author Bio: Wolf Haas was born in 1960 in the Austrian province of Salzburg. He is the author of seven books in the bestselling Detective Brenner mystery series, three volumes of which have been made into popular German-language films. Among other prizes, the Brenner books have been awarded the German thriller prize and the 2004 Literature Prize from the City of Vienna.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Dispatch from the Future Summary: An edgy but big-hearted poetry debut in the Leigh Stein style of Ada Limón and Tao Lin, by a winner of Poets & 9781612191348 Writers magazine’s prestigious Amy Award to Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 outstanding women poets $14.95/$17.95 Can. 128 pages Leigh Stein’s poetry has been creating a buzz since her days Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) as a New Yorker staffer. Funny, charming and imaginative, her Poetry / American work deals with the experience of growing up in a world Ctn Qty: 24 saturated with fantasy and social media, and explores the 0.8lb Wt trials of becoming an adult. Her numerous readings of her 363g Wt work around town—often pres... Author Bio: Leigh Stein is a former New Yorker staffer and frequent contributor to its “Book Bench” blog. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and awarded the prestigious Poets & Writers Amy Award. Her first novel, The Fallback Plan, is being published by Melville House in January, 2012. She lives in Brooklyn, where she works in children’s publishing and teaches musical theater to elementary school students.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in Summary: The publisher of Harper’s Magazine presents America : Or, Why A Progressive Presidency “an able, witty, and suitably pissed-off Is Impossible guide” (Bookforum) to American politics John R. Macarthur 9781612191379 Barack Obama swept into the White House in January 2009 Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 still floating—or so it appeared to millions of his admirers—high $16.95/$19.95 Can. above the crude realities of contemporary American political 288 pages life. Old-fashioned landmarks—party loyalty, ideology, Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) campaign fundraising, patronage, corruption, even race— Political Science / Political Ideologies seemed hopelessly outdated as points of reference for Ctn Qty: 24 understanding w... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: John R. MacArthur is the president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine. An award-winning journalist, he has previously written for The New York Times, United Press International, The Chicago Sun-Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of the acclaimed books The Selling of Free Trade: NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy, and Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War. He lives in New

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Stuffed and Starved : The Hidden Battle for the Summary: Completely updated and revised edition of the World Food System one of the most widely-praised food books of recent Raj Patel years 9781612191270 Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 It’s a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving $19.95 people in the world than ever before, while there are also 432 pages more people who are overweight. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Ctn Qty: 24 To find out how we got to this point and what we can do 0.8lb Wt about it, Raj Patel launched a comprehensive investigation 363g Wt into the global food network. It took him from the colossal supermarkets of California to ’s wrecked paddy-fields and...

Author Bio: Raj Patel is an award-winning best-selling writer, activist and academic. He has degrees from the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics and Cornell University. He has worked for the World Bank and WTO, and protested against them around the world. He’s currently a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, an Honorary

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville International Crime

Southern Seas Summary: Barcelona detective Pepe Carvalho’s radical Manuel Vazquez Montalban, Patrick Camiller past catches up with him when a powerful 9781612191171 businessman—a patron of artists and activists—is found Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 dead after going missing for a year. $14.95/$17.95 Can. 224 pages In search of the spirit of Paul Gauguin, Stuart Pedrell— Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) eccentric Barcelona businessman, construction magnate, Fiction / Mystery & Detective dreamer, and patron of poets and painters—disappeared not Series: A Pepe Carvalho Mystery long after announcing plans to travel to the South Pacific. Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt A year later he is found stabbed to death at a construction 363g Wt site in Barcelona. Gou... Author Bio: Poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939–2003) was one of modern ’s greatest writers. A politically active leftist as a young man, he was jailed under Franco for four years for supporting a miners’ strike. As an adult, he also became a gourmand, and wrote often about food. His Pepe Carvalho series—set in Montalbán’s native Barcelona—has won international acclaim,

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville International Crime

Off Side Summary: Barcelona’s new soccer star is receiving Manuel Vazquez Montalban, Ed Emery death threats and Pepe Carvalho, gourmet gumshoe and 9781612191157 former political prisoner under Franco, is hired to find out Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 who’s behind it. $14.95/$17.95 Can. 288 pages Pepe Carvalho is set to retire. Content to live out the rest of Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) his days enjoying the best food and wine Catalonia has to Fiction / Mystery & Detective offer, his plans are put on hold when an executive from Series: A Pepe Carvalho Mystery Barcelona’s world-famous soccer team pays him a visit. “The Ctn Qty: 24 center forward will be killed at dusk,” reads the note the 0.8lb Wt executive gives to C... 363g Wt Author Bio: Poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939–2003) was one of modern Spain’s greatest writers. A politically active leftist as a young man, he was jailed under Franco for four years for supporting a miners’ strike. As an adult, he also became a gourmand, and wrote often about food. His Pepe Carvalho series—set in Montalbán’s native Barcelona—has won international acclaim, including the Planeta prize (1979) and the International Grand

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Dead Funny : Telling Jokes in Hitler's Summary: In Nazi Germany, telling jokes about Hitler Rudolph Herzog could get you killed. 9781612191300 Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 Is it permissible to laugh at Hitler? This is a question that is $16.95/$19.95 Can. often debated in Germany today, where, in light of the 256 pages dimension of the horrors committed in the name of its Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) citizens, many people have difficulty taking a satiric look at History / Holocaust the Third Reich. And whenever some do, accusations arise Ctn Qty: 24 that they are downplaying or trivializing the Holocaust. But 0.8lb Wt there is a long history of jokes about the Nazis. 363g Wt In this groundbreaki... Author Bio: As a director, Rudolph Herzog is best known for the crime series The Heist, which aired on Channel 4 (U.K.) and was called “riveting” by The Daily Telegraph. His documentary on humor in the Third Reich, Laughing With Hitler, scored top audience ratings on German Channel 1 and was also broadcast in English translation on the BBC. The son of the celebrated filmmaker Werner Herzog, he lives in Berlin.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Aurorarama Summary: Introducing the Mysteries of New Venice Jean-Christophe Valtat steampunk trilogy with a first volume that “entrances 9781612191317 and delights” (NPR) Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 $16.95/$16.95 Can. 1908: New Venice—”the pearl of the Arctic”—a place of 416 pages palaces and pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate carriage- Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) sleds and elegant Victorian garb, of long nights and vistas of Fiction / Science Fiction ice. Ctn Qty: 24 But local “poletics” are wracked by tensions with the Eskimos 0.8lb Wt circling the city, with suffragette riots led by an underground 363g Wt music star, with drug round-ups by the secret police force know... Author Bio: Jean-Christophe Valtat was educated at the École Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne. He is the author of three acclaimed books of literary fiction: Album, a collection of short stories, and the novels Exes and O3, the last of which was recently translated into English and published in the United States by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Aurorarama is his first book written in English. Valtat also

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Fear Summary: On the front line in World War I, six soldiers Federico De Roberto, Antony Shugaar face a suicide mission. 9781612191218 Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 A classic of Italian literature, Fear is often compared to All $14.00/$17.00 Can. Quiet on the Front. 96 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) At a hot mountain outpost during World War I, Lieutenant Fiction / Literary Alfani wishes something would break the tedium of the day. Series: Neversink Within hours he will regret that wish as he and his men will Ctn Qty: 24 face a deadly, terrifying suicide mission. Alfani must send his 0.8lb Wt men through an unprotected stretch of land to reoccupy a 363g Wt critical lookout position, bu...

Author Bio: Federico de Roberto (1861–1927) was born into a family of minor nobility in Naples. He wrote short stories, plays, and novels. His work is highly regarded for its striking portraits of common people, and the hardships of their lives.

Antony Shugaar’s many translations include work by Stefano

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Youth Without God Summary: Written in exile while in flight from the Nazis, Odon Von Horvath, R. Wills Thomas this dark, bizarre evocation of everyday life under 9781612191195 fascism is available for the first time in thirty years. Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 $15.00/$18.00 Can. An unnamed narrator in an unnamed country is a 224 pages schoolteacher with “a safe job with a pension at the end of Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) it.” But, when he reprimands a student—“You shouldn’t have Fiction / Literary said that it doesn’t matter whether the negroes live or die. Series: Neversink They’re human too, you know.”—he is accused of “sabotage Ctn Qty: 24 of the Fatherland.” His students revolt: “We do... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Ödön von Horváth (1901–1939) is best known for his important plays, including Tales of the Vienna Woods,

and for his novel, The Eternal Philistine. Born in Austria, he fled the Nazis to Paris, were he died when a tree limb struck by lightning hit him as he walked down the Champs-Elysee.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Summary: The restored, unbowdlerized text of Raspe’s Baron Munchausen slapstick travel epic featuring the classic illustrations Rudolf Erich Raspe from Strang & Clark (1895) 9781612191232 Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 No one has journeyed to as many foreign lands as Baron von $15.00/$18.00 Can. Munchausen. Nor, when it comes time to fire a cannon, will 208 pages you find anyone more accurate. The comfort of courtly life is Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) as natural to him as the harshest polar desert. On the subject Fiction / Classics of politics and science he has no equal. And all discussion of Series: Neversink the moon must start and stop with the only man who has... Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Rudolph Erich Raspe (1736–1794) was a librarian, scientist, and sometime gemstone thief. After a 363g Wt botched confidence scheme, Raspe fled Germany for England, where he wrote and anonymously published The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Written in English, the work remained obscure until translated into German by Gottfried August Bürger, to whom it was attributed. After Raspe’s death, the true author was revealed.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Snowball's Chance Summary: This unauthorized “sequel” to George John Reed, Alexander Cockburn Orwell’s Animal Farm is a controversial parable about 9781612191256 September 11th by one of fiction’s most inventive and Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 provocative writers $15.00/$18.00 Can. 144 pages Written in 14 days shortly after the September 11th attacks, Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Snowball’s Chance is an outrageous and unauthorized “sequel” Fiction / Political to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, in which exiled pig Snowball Series: Neversink returns to the farm, takes charge, and implements a new Ctn Qty: 24 world order of untrammeled capitalism. Orwell’s “All animals 0.8lb Wt are equal, but some anim... 363g Wt Author Bio: John Reed was born in New York City in 1969.

Among his many books are the novels A Still Small Voice and The Whole, a play, All the World’s a Grave, and the non- fiction Tales of Woe. He currently teaches at The New School, and is the book editor for The Brooklyn Rail.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

La Fanfarlo Summary: A stunning new translation of a neglected Charles Baudelaire, Edward K. Kaplan masterpiece by one of history’s most celebrated writers. 9781612191096 Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 Ten years before Baudelaire published his masterpiece, The $11.00/$13.00 Can. Flowers of Evil, the great poet penned the only prose fiction 64 pages of his career: La Fanfarlo. The novella describes the torrid Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) real-life affair the poet had with Jean Duval, a dancer whose Fiction / Classics beauty and sexuality Baudelaire came to obsess over. The Series: The Art of the Novella outcome is a work of raw emotional power and a clear Ctn Qty: 24 distillation of the Parisian’s poeti... 0.8lb Wt

363g Wt Author Bio: Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867), was one of the founding and most influential poets of modern literature. His masterpiece, The Flowers of Evil, is known for its keen psychological insight into the dark side of human nature.

Edward K. Kaplan is a professor at Brandeis University and an award-winning French translator.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

The Enchanted Wanderer Summary: A new translation of the hilarious picaresque Nikolai Leskov, Ian Dreiblatt about a man with an indomitable spirit 9781612191034 Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 The Enchanted Wanderer is a Russian Candide with a $12.00/$14.00 Can. revolutionary edge, a picaresque that features a fast-talking 256 pages monk named Ivan who is at war, it seems, with every level of Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) society. Working as a carriage man for a Count, Ivan Fiction / Classics accidentally causes the death of a monk, which leads to his Series: The Art of the Novella being ostracized by the local peasantry . . . until the dead Ctn Qty: 24 monk returns as a ghost to guide him through trouble up... 0.8lb Wt

363g Wt Author Bio: Nikolai Leskov (1831–1895) was one of Russia’s greatest writers. Anton Chekhov considered him his “teacher,” and Tolstoy hailed his courageous, anti-nihilist writing. Among his best-known works is Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.

Ian Dreiblatt translated Leo Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilych for the Art of the Novella series.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

The Distracted Preacher Summary: From the master of Victorian tragedy, the Thomas Hardy surprisingly comic adventures of a man caught between 9781612191119 romance and religion. Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 $11.00/$13.00 Can. When young Mr. Stockdale arrives in a small village to fill in 64 pages for the Methodist minister, he finds himself pining for his Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) comely new landlady. But she leads a mysterious life, keeping Fiction / Classics odd hours and speaking in hushed tones. As his love for her Series: The Art of the Novella grows, he’s soon at the center of a hilarious high-stakes Ctn Qty: 24 adventure, complete with slapstick, hijinks, and a marauding 0.8lb Wt band of...

363g Wt Author Bio: Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) wrote stories, novellas, and novels. His work exposed the injustices of Victorian society. However, following the widespread outrage in reaction to his novel Jude the Obscure, Hardy abandoned fiction altogether and spent his last years writing poetry.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

The Alienist Summary: A classic work of literature by “the greatest Machado De Assis author ever produced in Latin America.” (Susan Sontag) 9781612191072 Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious $11.00/$13.00 Can. career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding 64 pages field of psychology. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) hoping to crown himself and his hometown with “imperishable Fiction / Classics laurels.” But the doctor begins to see signs of insanity in more Series: The Art of the Novella and more of his neighbors. . . . Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt With dark humor and sparse prose, The Alienist...

363g Wt Author Bio: Machado de Assis (1839–1908), was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer of Brazilian literature.

W.L. Grossman was the first English translator of Machado de Assis.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Melville House

Alexander's Bridge Summary: The characteristic themes of Cather’s mature Willa Cather work are already present in her debut novella, an 9781612191058 evocation of a tragic love triangle. Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 $11.00/$13.00 Can. Bartley Alexander, renowned engineer of bridges, is a man 160 pages with a past who “looked as a tamer of rivers ought to look.” Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Discovered by his mentor “sowing wild oats in London,” he Fiction / Classics returned to America and the commission that made his name. Series: The Art of the Novella Now, married to his wife of ten years, a chance encounter Ctn Qty: 24 with actress Hilda Burgoyne, an almost forgotten love from 0.8lb Wt his ...

363g Wt Author Bio: Willa Cather (1873–1947) was raised in Nebraska. She moved to New York to work for the renowned McClure’s Magazine. Among her celebrated writing career are the novels My Atnonia, O Pioneers! and Death Comes for the Archbishop. She published Alexander’s Bridge, her first book, in 1912.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Trumpeter

The Healing Power of the Breath : Simple Summary: Proven breathing techniques for restoring Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, emotional balance, improving sleep, and enhancing Enhance Concentration, and Balance Your concentration—without medication. Emotions Richard Brown, Patricia Gerbarg This book presents a range of simple breathing techniques 9781590309025 that have been scientifically shown to be effective in Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 alleviating common emotional and cognitive problems, $17.95/$21.50 Can. including anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder, 240 pages insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) addictions. Self-Help / Stress Management Ctn Qty: 40 Drs. Brown and Gerbarg, psychiatrists at Columbia Medical 0.3lb Wt School a... 136g Wt Author Bio: RICHARD P. BROWN, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, is an expert in the use of complementary and alternative treatments for mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, ADD, and PTSD. His new Breath-Body-Mind workshop combines breath and movement practices derived from yoga, qi gong,

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Roost Books

Side by Side : 20 Collaborative Projects for Summary: Side-by-side craft projects that allow you to Crafting with Your Kids share the love of crafting with your child and create Tsia Carson meaningful moments together. 9781590309568 Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 Crafting is always more fun and more meaningful when it’s $19.95/$23.95 Can. shared with those you love. These 20 craft projects are 192 pages meant to be worked on alongside your child. Featuring a Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) variety of crafts—from paper cutting to crochet, embroidery, Family & Relationships / Activities and gardening—this book offers insights on crafting with kids Ctn Qty: 30 ages 4 to 8. In part one, the focus is on projects that you 0.8lb Wt and your c... 363g Wt Author Bio: TSIA CARSON is the force behind SuperNaturale.com (“an independent site dedicated to the Do-It-Yourself culture in all its glorious forms”). Carson has taught at Yale and the Rhode Island School of Design, and is a partner at the design firm Flat, which counts Knoll, MoMA, and the American Red Cross among its clients. Her previous book, Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle (Collins, 2006), was reviewed in Nylon, Readymade, Bust, and Time

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Beating the Cloth Drum : Letters of Master Summary: The collected letters of Zen Master Hakuin Master Hakuin Ekaku (1689-1769)—one of the great lights of Japanese Haukin, Norman Waddell Zen, and the man who first asked, “What is the sound of 9781590309483 one hand clapping?” Pub Date: 3/20/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 3/20 $17.95/$21.50 Can. These intimate letters to Hakuin’s Zen students and lay 256 pages correspondents show the private side of one of the most Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) famous figures in Japanese Zen. They highlight his well-known Religion / Buddhism sense of humor, but also reveal his serious side, and his Ctn Qty: 36 passionate concern for making every occasion a way of 0.8lb Wt teaching the truth. 363g Wt

Author Bio: NORMAN WADDELL is a professor of international studies at Otani University in Kyoto, Japan. He is also the translator of The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin and Zen Words for the Heart: Hakuin’s Commentary on the Heart Sutra.

Author Residence: Kyoto, Japan

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala

The Book of Five Rings Summary: A new, delightfully readable translation of the Miyamoto Musashi, William Scott Wilson, Shiro classic manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and Tsuj... winning by the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi. 9781590309841 Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 Along with Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings $19.95/$23.95 Can. is considered to be one of the most insightful texts on the 160 pages subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asia. Hardback Composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated Philosophy / Eastern samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings analyzes Ctn Qty: 60 the process of struggle and mastery over conflict ... 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include Hagakure, The Unfettered Mind, Taiko, and Ideals of the Samurai. He is also the author of The Lone Samurai, a biography of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala

Hagakure : The Book of the Samurai Summary: The seminal treatise on the code of the William Scott Wilson, Yamamoto Tsunetomo samurai—now with a revised introduction. 9781590309858 Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 Hagakure is a treatise on the samurai code written by $19.95/$23.95 Can. Yamamoto Tsunetomo, an 18th-century samurai. It’s a guide, 208 pages organized as a loose collection of thoughts, on how samurai Hardback should conduct themselves. This philosophy—bushido, or “the Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts & Self-Defense way of the samurai”—is, according to Tsunetomo, essentially Ctn Qty: 32 a Way of death or dying. This embracing of death with honor 0.8lb Wt and courage is the core theme of Hagakure—and part of 363g Wt its ... Author Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include The Book of Five Rings, The Unfettered Mind, and Taiko.

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Master of the Three Ways : Reflections of a Summary: A poetic and profound book on the wisdom of Chinese Sage on Living a Satisfying Life living simply and with awareness—by Hung Ming-ying, a Hung Ying-Ming, William Scott Wilson, Bill Porter 17th-century Chinese sage. 9781590309933 Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 At once profound, spiritual, and witty, The Unencumbered $18.95/$22.50 Can. Spirit is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence 224 pages of life, and how to live a simple yet satisfying life. In three Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) hundred and fifty-seven verses, the author explores good and Philosophy / Eastern evil, honesty and deception, wisdom and foolishness, and Ctn Qty: 32 heaven and hell, in a lovely and accessible prose-poetry 0.8lb Wt style. The ... 363g Wt Author Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include Hagakure, The Book of Five Rings, The Unfettered Mind, Taiko, and Ideals of the Samurai. He is also the author of The Lone Samurai, a

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala

Dreaming Yourself Awake : Lucid Dreaming Summary: How to be conscious of dreaming while you’re and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and dreaming, and to control what happens in your dreams— Transformation for fun, and to gain deep insight into yourself and the B. Alan Wallace, Brian Hodel world. 9781590309575 Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 Lucid dreaming is the ability to—while dreaming—be conscious $17.95/$21.50 Can. of the fact that you’re dreaming. It’s a skill that can be 192 pages developed and refined, to the point where you can control Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) what happens in your dreams and even engage in intensive Body, Mind & Spirit / Dreams self-exploration as well as investigation into the ultimate Ctn Qty: 48 nature of . This is a practic... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: B. ALAN WALLACE, a former Tibetan Buddhist monk and close disciple of the Dalai Lama, is author of numerous books, including, also with BRIAN HODEL, Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science and . He’s a physicist as well as a religious studies scholar and meditation teacher. He is the founder of the Santa Barbara Institute of Consciousness Studies.

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Being Well (Even When You're Summary: A concise book of simple mindfulness-based Sick) : Mindfulness Practices for People with practices for people coping with cancer and other serious Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses illnesses. Elana Rosenbaum 9781611800005 Mindfulness is a quality of attention that combines awareness Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 with acceptance of each moment, just as it is. This book $14.95/$17.95 Can. presents simple mindfulness-based stress reduction 144 pages techniques for people with cancer and other serious illnesses. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) The message is that it is possible to feel at ease even when Health & Fitness / Healing one is sick. The book provides guidance for readers Ctn Qty: 48 throughout treatment and beyond t... 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: ELANA ROSENBAUM, MS, LICSW, is a leader in the clinical application of mindfulness meditation to cancer care. After she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1995, her ability to embody mindfulness in the face of adversity led to the development of a mindfulness-based intervention for bone marrow transplant patients at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Emory University, and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. She is adjunct faculty at

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala

Everything Is the Way : Ordinary Mind Zen Summary: An introduction to Zen practice for anyone— Elihu Genmyo Smith from an eloquent teacher in the tradition of Charlotte 9781590309728 and Ezra Bayda. Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 $17.95/$21.50 Can. This first book by a seasoned teacher with a gift for 240 pages expressing Zen teaching in a way that’s easy to understand Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) and that makes the confounding aspects (like koans and no- Religion / Buddhism self) more intriguing than confounding. The book as a whole Ctn Qty: 40 works as both an introduction to Zen and as a refresher and 0.8lb Wt inspiration to practice for those who are already doing it. 363g Wt Genmyo’s teachi...

Author Bio: ELIHU GENMYO SMITH is the resident teacher of the Prairie Zen Center in Champaign, Illinois, and one of the co-founders, with Charlotte Joko Beck, of the Ordinary Mind Zen School, whose teachers include such well-known Zen authors as Diane Rizzetto, Ezra Bayda, and Elizabeth Hamilton, as well as Barry Magid. Genmyo has practiced Zen for around thirty-five years, beginning as a student of Soen Nakagawa and , then he trained with

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Tao Te Ching : An All-New Translation Summary: Reading Line: Includes essays Zen and Lao Tzu, William Scott Wilson Taoism and Tao and the Martial Arts. 9781590309919 Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 The classic Taoist text freshly translated using the $19.95/$23.95 Can. original Chinese script from Lao Tzu’s time, and 256 pages beautifully illustrated with 17th-century artwork. Hardback Religion / Taoism Renowned translator William Scott Wilson has rendered Lao Ctn Qty: 32 Tzu’s classic in the most authentic way possible, using both 0.8lb Wt the ancient text and the even older Great Seal script used 363g Wt during Lao Tzu’s time. The result is a new and nuanced translation, accompanied by gorg... Author Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include Hagakure, The Book of Five Rings, The Unfettered Mind, Taiko, and Ideals of the

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The Unfettered Mind : Writings from a Zen Summary: The classic samurai-era text that fused Master to a Master Swordsman Japanese swordsmanship with Zen—written by the Takuan Soho, William Scott Wilson incomparable Zen master Takuan Soho (1573-1645). 9781590309865 Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 The Japanese have always closely associated the sword and $18.95/$22.50 Can. the spirit, but it was in the 1600s during the Tokugawa 144 pages shogunate when the techniques of swordsmanship became Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) forever associated with the spirit of Zen. The Unfettered Mind Philosophy / Zen is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of Ctn Qty: 80 right mind and intention, written by the 17th-century Zen 0.8lb Wt master... 363g Wt Author Bio: WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling translations include Hagakure, The Book of Five Rings, Taiko, and Ideals of the Samurai. He is also the author of The Lone Samurai, a biography of the legendary

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala

Cold Mountain Poems : Zen Poems of Han Summary: The incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih Mountain), Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih—rebel poets who J.P. Seaton, J. P. Seaton became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen—is now 9781590309056 available in paperback by a premier translator. Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 $14.95/$17.95 Can. Translator J. P. Seaton takes a fresh look at these classics of 136 pages Chinese poetry. With tremendous influence on Mahayana Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Buddhism and especially Zen, these poems by the tradition’s Poetry / Asian “laughing madmen” remain as influential and important as Ctn Qty: 48 ever. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Publication History: Shambhala HC, 2009 (978-1-59030- 646-8)

Author Bio: J. P. SEATON is Professor of Chinese at the University of North Carolina, Hill. He is the translator of numerous books, including The Poetry of Zen and The Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry, and his poetry translations have been widely anthologized in such books as

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The Essence of Chi-Gung : A Handbook of Basic Summary: The fundamentals of chi-gung practice by a Basic Forms for Daily Practice well-known authority on Chinese health arts. Daniel P. Reid 9781590309629 The view in Chinese medicine is that good health is Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 maintained by circulating and increasing “chi,” or the vital life $16.95/$19.95 Can. energy that we are all born with. In chi-gung practice, slow, 128 pages rhythmic breathing is synchronized with body movements, Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) which is beneficial to both the nervous and immune systems, Body, Mind & Spirit / Healing and to overall health. Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt This staightforward, easy-to-use book lays out a simple, 363g Wt basic chi-gung regimen for d... Author Bio: DANIEL REID is a leading Western authority on traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist healing practices and has studied and practiced Chinese medicine for over twenty years. He is based in both China and Australia.

Author Residence: Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia

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The Mindful Way through Summary: How mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and Pregnancy : Meditation, Yoga, and Journaling journaling can help expectant mothers to find balance, for Expectant Mothers deepen joy, and prepare for childbirth and parenthood. Susan Piver, Anne Cushman, Mimi Doe, Judy Leif, ... While there are many books available on pregnancy, few 9781590309667 explain how to integrate the body, mind, and spirit to promote Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 well-being, reduce fear and stress, and make the pregnancy $16.95/$19.95 Can. experience as meaningful and joyful as it can be. The Mindful 144 pages Way through Pregnancy includes writings and practices from a

Mixed media product variety of knowledgable authors and instruc... Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth Ctn Qty: 48 Author Bio: SUSAN PIVER is an author and meditation 0.3lb Wt instructor whose books include New York Times best-seller 136g Wt The Hard Questions, How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, and The Wisdom of Heart Break. She has appeared on Oprah,The Today Show, the CBS Early Show, The Tyra Banks Show, and other national television programs in connection with her books. She leads workshops and retreats around the country on living an awakened life. For more information, visit susanpiver.com.

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SHAMBHALA LIBRARY

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala Library

Taking the Leap : Freeing Ourselves from Old Summary: Teachings on how to free yourself from Habits and Fears destructive habits and live a life of courage and Pema Chodron compassion from “one of the world’s wisest women” (— 9781590309810 O, the Oprah Magazine)—now in a Shambhala Library Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 edition. $19.95/$23.95 Can. 128 pages In this pithy, inspiring book, Pema Chödrön presents the Hardback Buddhist concept of shenpa, which can be translated as Religion / Buddhism “getting stuck” or “getting hooked.” Shenpa arises in that Ctn Qty: 48 moment when life suddenly becomes disappointing, difficult, or 1.3lb Wt painful. Chödrön shows us that our habitual reactions to l... 590g Wt Author Bio: PEMA CHÖDRÖN is an American Buddhist nun in

the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned Tibetan meditation master. She is resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners. She is the author of several books, including the best-selling When Things Fall Apart and The Places That Scare You.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Shambhala Library

You Are Here : Discovering the Magic of the Summary: Simple daily practices to help us live fully in Present Moment the present moment, the only place where we can Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Chodzin Kohn experience true happiness—from the renowned Zen 9781590309834 monk and best-selling author—now part of the Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 Shambhala Library series. $19.95/$23.95 Can. 160 pages In our daily lives we are often lost in thought, preoccupied Hardback with regrets about the past, fears about the future, and day- Religion / Buddhism to-day busyness. In You Are Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers us Ctn Qty: 48 the insights and daily practices that will help us to experience 1.3lb Wt the “miracle of mindfulness” ... 590g Wt Author Bio: A Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, THICH NHAT

HANH is an internationally known author, poet, scholar, and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Peace Is Every Step and The Miracle of Mindfulness. He is the leader of monastic communities in New York, California, , Germany, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, and his teachings inspire several hundred local

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The Art of Haiku : Its History through Poems Summary: An in-depth look at the history of haiku and and Paintings by Japanese Masters haiku painting from an expert on the art form. Stephen Addiss 9781590308868 While haiku is one of the best known forms of poetry, it is less Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 known that the poems were often accompanied by calligraphy $24.95/$28.95 Can. and paintings. In this history of traditional Japanese haiku, 352 pages the development of the poetic form is fully explored; Hardback deepening this history is a look at the role of haiku paintings, Poetry / Asian called haiga. From the great haiku poets like Basho, Buson, Ctn Qty: 32 and Issa, as well as the twentieth-... 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: STEPHEN ADDISS, PhD, is Professor of Art at the University of Richmond in Virginia. A scholar-artist, he has exhibited his ink paintings and calligraphy in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is also the author or coauthor of more than thirty books and catalogues about East Asian arts, including The Sound of One Hand: The Paintings and Calligraphy of Zen Master Hakuin.

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False Negative Summary: Adam Jordan wrote the best and worst articles of Joseph Koenig his journalistic career on the same day. The worst was bad 9780857685803 enough to get him fired - but the best landed him a new job, Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 penning lurid articles for Real Detective magazine, one of the $9.95/$11.95 Can. last of the true-crime pulps. 256 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Only the case they’ve got him working on, involving a beauty Fiction / Mystery & Detective pageant contestant found dead on an Atlantic City beach, is Ctn Qty: 24 one some very powerful men would rather see covered up 0.8lb Wt than covered. And if Adam keeps digging, he may find ... 363g Wt Author Bio: Nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel for Floater in 1986, Joseph Koenig

followed this debut with three more novels in close succession, culminating with the New York Times Notable Book Brides of Blood in 1993. He hasn’t published a novel since - until now. False Negative marks the author’s triumphant return to publishing with his most personal novel yet, a tale of the last days of the pulp era told as only a veteran of that era could tell it.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Hard Case Crime

The Twenty-Year Death Summary: THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BOOK LIKE Ariel S. Winter THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH 9780857685810 Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 A breathtaking first novel written in the form of three $25.99/$30.99 Can. separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and 700 pages penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre. Hardback Fiction / Mystery & Detective 1931— Ctn Qty: 12 The body found in the gutter in France led the police 1.3lb Wt inspector to the dead man’s beautiful daughter—and to her 590g Wt hot-tempered American husband.

1941— A private eye hired to keep a movie studio’s leading lady happy uncovers the truth behin...

Author Bio: A long-time bookseller at The Corner Bookstore in New York City and Borders in Baltimore, Ariel S. Winter is also the author of the forthcoming children’s picture book One of a Kind (Aladdin) and of the blog We Too Were Children, Mr.

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Titan Books

Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die! Summary: When Hammer and Velda go on vacation to a , Long Island beach town, Hammer becomes embroiled in the 9780857684653 mystery of a missing well-known New York party girl who lives Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 nearby. When the woman turns up naked - and dead - astride $25.99/$30.99 Can. the statue of a horse in the town square, Hammer feels 272 pages compelled to investigate. Hardback Ctn Qty: 12 Mickey Spillane’s lost 1940s novel, written 1.3lb Wt between I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quickand never before 590g Wt published! Completed by Spillane’s friend and literary executor Max Allan Collin...

Author Bio: Mickey Spillane is the legendary crime writer credited with igniting the explosion of paperback publishing after World War II as a result of the unprecedented success of his Mike Hammer novels. Spillane’s novels sold tens of millions of copies - I, The Jury went through more than 60 paperback printings in 1947 alone. In 1995, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Before his death at the age of 88 in 2006, Spillane chose long-time

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TITAN BOOKS

Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Titan Books

Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Doctor Moreau Summary: Following the trail of several corpses seemingly Guy Adams killed by wild animals, Holmes and Watson stumble upon the 9780857689337 experiments of Doctor Moreau. Pub Date: 7/3/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/3 $12.95/$15.95 Can. Moreau, through vivisection and crude genetic engineering is 256 pages creating animal hybrids, determined to prove the evolutionary Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) theories of Charles . In his laboratory, hidden among Fiction / Mystery & Detective the opium dens of Rotherhithe, Moreau is building an army of Ctn Qty: 24 ’beast men’. Tired of having his work ignored—or reviled—by 0.8lb Wt the British scientific community, Moreau is willi... 363g Wt Author Bio: Guy Adams trained and worked as an actor for twelve years before becoming a full-time writer. He is the co- author of The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes and has written several tie-ins to the TV series Life on Mars. Restoration, the follow-up to the much-praised horror novel, The World House was published in 2011, as well as his first Sherlock Holmes novel - The Breath of God.

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RuneScape: Legacy of Blood Summary: The city of Varrock is at breaking point; people T.S Church are fleeing from the country into the already full city and riots 9780857687579 are breaking out as the government struggles to keep order. Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 $7.99/$9.99 Can. Meanwhile Gar’rth struggles with his dark destiny, Theodore 512 pages chases a holy relic and Kara prepares for war. As the friends Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) continue to fight against evil, Zamorak’s power continues to paperback rise, bringing with it the walking dead… Fiction / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 48 The third, thrilling novel in the RuneScape series. 0.4lb Wt 181g Wt Author Bio: T.S. Church was born and educated in Worcestershire, England. In his free time, he enjoys playing RuneScape. When not spending time in Gielinor, he likes to read and study history. He also participates (reluctantly) in adventure sports, from canoeing the length of the Thames to running half marathons. To find out more, visit his website, www.tschurch.com.

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Supernatural: Rite of Passage Summary: A Supernatural novel that reveals a previously John Passarella unseen adventure for the Winchester brothers, from the hit 9781781161111 TV series! Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 $7.99/$9.99 Can. Thirty years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) to a demonic supernatural force. Following the tragedy, their paperback father taught the boys everything about the paranormal evil Fiction / Media Tie-In that lives in the dark corners of America…and how to kill it. Ctn Qty: 48 0.4lb Wt 181g Wt Author Bio: John Passarella is the Bram Stoker Award- Winning author of Wither, Wither’s Rain, Wither’s Legacy, Kindred Spirit, , Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble, Angel: Avatar and Angel: Monolith. He owns AuthorPromo.com, a web design company with New York Times bestselling clients, and resides in New Jersey. Night Terror was his first Supernatural novel.

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The Killing - Novel #1 Summary: Set in Seattle, The Killing stars Mireille Enos (Big Titan Books Love) as Sarah Linden, the lead homicide detective 9781781161272 investigating the death of Rosie Larsen - a local teenager. Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.) $7.99/$9.99 Can. The show also explores local politics as it follows politicians 320 pages connected to the case. As the series unfolds, it becomes Ctn Qty: 48 clear that there are no accidents; everyone has a secret, and while the characters think they’ve moved on, their past isn’t done with them.

This brand-new orginal The Killing novel, follows detective Sarah Li... Author Bio:

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The Other Log of Phileas Fogg Summary: In a delicious slice of sci-fi whimsy that sits Philip Jose Farmer cleverly alongside Verne’s original tale, Phileas Fogg’s epic 9780857689641 global journey is not the product of a daft wager but, in fact, Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 a covert mission to chase down the elusive Captain Nemo - $9.95/$11.95 Can. who is none other than Professor Moriarty. 208 pages Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) A secret alien war has raged on Earth for years and is about Fiction / Fantasy to culminate in this epic race. Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt A novel in the Wold Newton universe, in which characters 363g Wt such as Sherlock Holmes, Flash Gordon, Doc Savage, James Bond and J...

Author Bio: Philip José Farmer was a multiple award- winning science fiction writer of 75 novels. He is best known for his Wold Newton and Riverworld series. In 2001 he was awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Prize and a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 2009.

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Time's Last Gift Summary: Three men and a woman onboard a timeship Philip Jose Farmer travel from 2070 AD to 12,000 BC - a journey that could 9780857689658 never be repeated. For the passengers, all anthropologists, it Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 was a once-in-a-million-lifetimes expedition…a chance to $9.95/$11.95 Can. study primitive man as modern man never could. But none of 208 pages them was prepared for what they would discover - or for the Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) impact of their travels in a time that had yet to come… Fiction / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 24 A novel in the Wold Newton universe, in which characters 0.8lb Wt such as Sherlock Holmes, Flash Gordon, Doc ... 363g Wt Author Bio: Philip José Farmer was a multiple award- winning science fiction writer of 75 novels. He is best known for his Wold Newton and Riverworld series. In 2001 he was awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Prize and a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 2009.

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Lord Tyger Summary: Kidnapped by an insane millionare bent on Philip Jose Farmer recreating the famous Lord of the Jungle, Ras Tyger is raised 9780857689665 in a remote African valley by people he believes to be apes. Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 $9.95/$11.95 Can. Heroic, and beautiful, he is master of his world. And he rules 208 pages his kingdom with sex, savagery, and sublime innocence. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Fiction / Fantasy But the laws of nature and those of man are about to Ctn Qty: 24 collide…. 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Philip José Farmer was a multiple award-

winning science fiction writer of 75 novels. He is best known for his Wold Newton and Riverworld series. In 2001 he was awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Prize and a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 2009.

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Fu-Manchu: The Hand of Fu-Manchu Summary: Dr Fu-Manchu is back once again! His very Sax Rohmer existence seemingly proves him immune from natural laws, a 9780857686053 deathless incarnation of evil! Brand new editions of the world- Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 famous novels featuring one of the most iconic characters of $9.95/$11.95 Can. the 20th Century, standing alongside Sherlock Holmes and 224 pages James Bond. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Fiction / Mystery & Detective And this time the Devil Doctor is not alone. Sir Denis Nayland Ctn Qty: 24 Smith and his associates learn of a deadly organization that 0.8lb Wt stalks the shadows. Their goal is to undermine the balance of 363g Wt global power...

Author Bio: Sax Rohmer was the acclaimed author of the Fu-Manchu series of novels. The first, The Mystery of Dr. Fu- Manchu, was published in 1912 with many more following. Rohmer also wrote more traditional detective stories and supernatural horror. He died in London in 1959.

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Harry Houdini Mysteries: The Houdini Specter Summary: The Great Harry Houdini is still struggling to make Daniel Stashower a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York. 9780857682932 Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 He sees an opportunity for in exposing the tricks of the $12.95/$15.95 Can. medium Lucius Craig - if only he can work out how the 256 pages medium managed to conjure a “spirit” while tied to a chair by Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Houdini himself or how the apparition was able to stab an Fiction / Mystery & Detective audience member to death and then disappear! Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt The third thrilling adventure for the legendary magician from 363g Wt award-winning author Daniel Stashower!

Author Bio: Daniel Stashower is a novelist and magician. His works include: the Edgar Award-winning Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle, Elephants in the Distance, The Beautiful Cigar Girl, The of Baker Street, and the Sherlock Holmes novel, The Ectoplasmic Man.

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Random House Adult Blue Omni, Summer 2012 Titan Books

Prometheus: The Art of the Film Summary: Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the Titan Books genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction 9781781161098 epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.) film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling $34.95/$40.00 Can. journey that will test their physical and mental limits and Performing Arts / Film & Video strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the Ctn Qty: 12 answers to our most profound questions and to life’s ultimate mystery.

“While Alien was indeed the jumping off point for this project, out of...

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The Book of Alien Summary: In 1979, a movie was released that was to Paul Scanlon, Michael Gross capture the imagination of the world, and become a science 9781852864835 fiction classic…Alien. Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 $14.95/$16.95 Can. This exciting book takes you right behind the scenes of Alien 112 pages and talks to the key people involved, including H. R Giger and Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) director Ridley Scott. It shows every creative stage, through Performing Arts / Film & Video designs and sketches, models and costumes, that went into Ctn Qty: 48 such a unique vision of the future, and graphically 10.8in H | 8.3in W | 0.3in T | 0.7lb Wt demonstrates why the movie won an Oscar for its visual 274mm H | 211mm W | 8mm T | 318g Wt effects.

Author Bio: Paul Scanlon & Michael Gross

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Alien - The Illustrated Story Summary: Vacant. Two space helmets resting on chairs. Electronic hum. Lights on the helmets begin to signal one 9781781161296 another. Moments of silence. A yellow light goes on. Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.) Electronic hum. A green light goes on in front of one helmet. $14.95/$16.95 Can. Electronic pulsing sounds. A light goes on in front of the Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In other helmet. An electronic conversation ensues. Reaches a Ctn Qty: 24 cresendo. Then silence.

And when the silence is broken…the crew of the Nostromo must grapple with a terrifying life force they cannot leash, nor even co...

Author Bio: Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and , and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips.

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Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual Summary: The United States Colonial Marines. Ultimate Lee Brimmicombe-Wood troubleshooters equipped with state-of-the-art firepower, 9781781161319 capable of power projection across the vast expanse of deep Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.) space. They can sharpshoot a man at a thousand meters or $19.95/$22.95 Can. obliterate an entire world from the safety of orbit. They Performing Arts / Film & Video reckon they are unbeatable. Ctn Qty: 24 But on a dirtball colony planet known only as LV-426 the unthinkable happens.

The Marines lose.

The Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual is your official guide to the equipment and... Author Bio:

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Hollywood Movie Stills Summary: Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Joel W. Finler Marilyn Monroe…It is through the eye of the stills camera that 9781781161937 we experience and recall some of the cinema’s most Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 memorable events and faces. Still images are so powerful that $24.95/$28.95 Can. they can easily pass for actual scenes for the movies they 224 pages represent - rather than separately posed, lighted and Hardback photographed shots that may not even find their way into the Performing Arts / Film & Video finished film. Ctn Qty: 12 1.3lb Wt This book is the most detailed and perceptive survey ever 590g Wt devoted to this neglect...

Author Bio: Joel W. Finler was the first film critic for Time Out. He is the author of numerous books on cinema, including Stroheim, Alfred Hitchcock - The Hollywood Years, The Movie Director’s Story and the award-winning The Hollywood Story.

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Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion : The Summary: Joss Whedon’s importance in contemporary pop TV Series, the Movies, the Comic Books and culture can hardly be overstated, but there has never been a More: The Essential Guide to the book providing a comprehensive survey and analysis of his Whedonverse career as a whole - until now. PopMatters 9780857689863 Published to coincide with Whedon’s movie The Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 Avengers, it covers every aspect of his work, through $18.95/$22.50 Can. insightful essays and in-depth interviews with key figures in 496 pages the ’Whedonverse’. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Performing Arts / Television Ctn Qty: 24 Author Bio: PopMatters has been providing readers with 0.8lb Wt sharp, entertaining writing on pop culture since 1999. It has 363g Wt one million unique visitors a month.

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The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Summary: “No CGI can match what Vic can accomplish” - Stuntman : My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes Vic Armstrong, Robert Sellers, Steven Spielberg “Vic is The Man” - Pierce Brosnan 9780857689146 Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 “Vic Armstrong is, of course, a legend” - Martin Scorsese $14.95/$17.95 Can. 384 pages “This is the best and most original behind-the-scenes book I Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) have read in years, gripping and revealing. Vic Armstrong is Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs modest, humorous and wry - altogether brilliant company.” - Ctn Qty: 24 Roger Lewis, Daily Mail 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt “[A] page-turner…I couldn’t put it down! I had a great time reading this book and give it my highest recommendation.” - ... Author Bio: Vic Armstrong is in the Guinness Book of Records as the World’s Most Prolific Stuntman.

Robert Sellers is the author of several books, including

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The Art of John Alvin Summary: John Alvin’s movie poster art is among the most John Alvin iconic of the last 40 years, from Disney films such as Beauty 9780857689290 and the Beast, Mulan and , to Empire of the Sun, Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 Gremlins, Blazing Saddles, Predator, and the Star Wars 30th $34.95/$41.00 Can. anniversary posters 160 pages Hardback This beautiful collection encompasses some of Alvin’s finest Art / Individual Artist work, and also includes previously unseen comprehensives Ctn Qty: 12 and in progress sketches. Accompanied by commentary from 1.3lb Wt Alvin’s widow, this is a unique insight into the work of one of 590g Wt the ...

Author Bio: John Alvin was an American movie artist who painted movie poster art for over 130 films, including E.T., Blade Runner, The King, The Princess Bride and Jurassic Park, as well as the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He also produced work for Disney Fine Art (Disney character official portraits).

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The Art of Luke Chueh Summary: “Like a cuddly Trojan horse, Chueh’s work is Luke Chueh pretty on the outside, but nice and macabre on the inside”: 9780857689276 so says Entertainment Weekly of LA-based artist Luke Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 Chueh. $34.95/$41.00 Can. 160 pages Employing minimal color schemes, simple animal characters, Hardback and a seemingly endless list of ill-fated situations, Chueh has Art / Popular Culture enjoyed cult acclaim and sell-out shows, making this, his first Ctn Qty: 12 book, an eagerly awaited one. 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: LA-based artist Luke Chueh stylistically balances cute with brute, walking the fine line between comedy and tragedy. Chueh’s work has been featured in galleries around the world, and some of his paintings have also been reinterpreted into vinyl toys.

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Successful Drawing Summary: The illustrator Andrew Loomis is revered amongst Andrew Loomis artists for his mastery of drawing technique and his clean, 9780857687616 realist style. His hugely influential series of art instruction Pub Date: 5/8/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/8 books have never been bettered and Successful Drawing, the $39.95/$46.00 Can. third in Titan’s programme of facsimile editions, returns this 160 pages classic title to print for the first time in decades. Hardback Art / Techniques For over 60 years Successful Drawing has provided a superb Ctn Qty: 12 resource covering all the techniques needed to master three- 1.3lb Wt dimensional drawing. Fro... 590g Wt Author Bio: Andrew Loomis was born in 1892. After studying art, he moved to Chicago where he eventually opened his own studio - working in editorial and advertising for most of the top clients of the time, including Kellog’s, Coca Cola, Lucky Strike and many others.

He also became renowned as an art teacher and his instructional books on illustration and art are acclaimed classics in the field. He died in 1959.

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Body Art 4 Summary: The hit Body Art series is a celebration of Bizarre Magazine tattooing and the evolving artform of body modification. 9780857689153 Illustrated throughout with eye-popping color photos, and Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 featuring interviews with the world’s most famous artists and $14.95/$17.95 Can. tattooists, this fourth volume will take you further under the 160 pages skin of the scene’s biggest players. ADULTS ONLY! Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: The Body Art series is brought to you by the 363g Wt makers of Bizarre magazine. Bizarre packs each outrageous issue with news and features from the alternative community, covering everything from sex, drugs, music and fetish to extreme images and body art.

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Lenore: Swirlies Summary: Everyone’s favorite cute little dead girl is Roman Dirge showcased in all her morbid glory in this new collection of the 9781848563902 timeless comic strip from Roman Dirge. Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 $17.95/$21.50 Can. Return once against to the dark, surreal world of Lenore, the 120 pages girl with a knack for unintentional mayhem and occasional Hardback wanton destruction in this fourth volume that includes the Comics & Graphic Novels / General extremely rare #13, beautifully and painstakingly illustrated by Ctn Qty: 12 creator Roman Dirge himself. 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Roman Dirge is an artist, magician and creator of the cult-favorite Lenore comic series.

His previous titles include Noogies, Wedgies, Cooties and the recently published Taxidermied.

He is currently working on an animated feature of Lenore, and the ongoing Lenore comic. As well as books, his art and designs have been featured on t-shirts, stationery, toys and

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Everybody Loves Tank Girl Summary: Everyone’s favorite outback anarchist is back to Alan Martin, Jim Mahfood blow things up, swear profusely and offend the elderly in your 9780857687500 household! Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 $19.95/$23.95 Can. This time, Monsieur Alan Martin teams up with wunderkind Jim 80 pages Mahfood to bring you Tank Girl as you’ve never seen her: Hardback wild, raw, foul-mouthed and forever rockin’ but rendered in a Comics & Graphic Novels / General style that will bring pleasure to thine eyes. Ctn Qty: 12 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Alan Martin is the co-creator of Tank Girl (along with artist Jamie Hewlett), and writer of the Tank Girl graphic novels. He lives in the UK.

Jim Mahfood is a freelance professional artist. His illustrations have appeared in such publications as Playboy, Star Wars Gamer, Hollywood Reporter, Mad Magazine, Heavy Metal, and more. Highlights of his career include illustrating director ’s Clerks comics, painting the murals on Comedy Central’s Sarah Silverman Show and illustratin...

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Spandex - Fast and Hard Summary: Prowler, Liberty, Neon, Indigo, Butch, Mr Muscles, Martin Eden Diva—all superpowered, all British, and the first all gay super- 9780857689733 hero team there ever was! Pub Date: 5/22/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/22 $19.95/$23.95 Can. Created by independent comics artist Martin Eden, Spandex 96 pages charts the highs and lows of a group of superheroes, doing Hardback battle with 50 feet lesbians, a group of skilled pink ninjas, as Comics & Graphic Novels / General well as their own insatiable urges! Packed with pop culture Ctn Qty: 12 references, nods to classic comics and chock-full of humour, 1.3lb Wt Spandex is a super-hero book like no other! 590g Wt

Author Bio: Martin Eden is the creator of Spandex, the UK’s first all-gay team. He is also the creator of indie series The O-Men. Martin is a full-time editor at Titan Magazines, with over 10 years experience in the field.

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Harker: The Book of Solomon Summary: When a series of gruesome cult killings take place Roger Gibson, Vince Danks near the British Museum, DCI Harker and his assistant DS 9780857689740 Critchley are called to London to solve the case. Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 $19.95/$23.95 Can. Middle class satanists, dusty old bookshops, a labyrinth under 104 pages the museum, a frantic car chase and wry, cutting humor all Hardback combine in this love letter to classic British detective Comics & Graphic Novels / General television series. Ctn Qty: 12 1.3lb Wt Written by newcomer Roger Gibson and illustrated by the 590g Wt adept Vince Danks, Harker takes police investigation to a true heart of darknes...

Author Bio: Roger Gibson began drawing comic strips for X- AP in the mid 1980s, forming his own APA - Early Spring - soon afterwards. After deciding to retire from comics, Roger turned to writing - producing a novel adaptation of Gravestown (an earlier comic) and a science fiction thriller called Loop.

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Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo : The Summary: Continuing the comprehensive library of the Complete Flash Gordon Library (Vol. 2) greatest science fiction hero of all time, this gorgeous Alex Raymond collection of library editions feature all-new restorations that 9780857683793 will preserve these legendary adventures for generations to Pub Date: 6/26/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/26 come. $39.95/$47.00 Can. 176 pages Featuring strips from world-famous writer-artist Alex

Hardback Raymond, restored in their original format, complete and Comics & Graphic Novels / General uncut! This volume continues the seminal adventures of pulp Ctn Qty: 12 hero Flash Gordon, an ordinary man trapped on an alien world, 1.3lb Wt and his ongoing battles wi... 590g Wt Author Bio: Alex Raymond is one of the most famous artists in the history of comic strips. He created Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9, Rip Kirby and Jungle Jim.

George Lucas has cited Flash Gordon as an inspiration for the Star Wars movies, and Raymond’s work has inspired decades of writers, artists and filmmakers.

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The Black Dragon (New Edition) Summary: It is the Year of Our Lord 1193. James Dunreith, , John Bolton exiled by his leige lord and king, Henry, has returned to 9780857686343 reclaim the land that is his birthright. Pub Date: 8/14/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/14 $24.95/$28.95 Can. Branded a sorceror, Dunreith is pressed into the service of his 200 pages queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to seek out one who rebels Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) against the crown - one who was once his truest friend. Yet Ctn Qty: 24 more dangerous than any political threat is the plot to 0.8lb Wt harness the ancient, magical soul of the land and turn it into 363g Wt the ultimate evil.

Can Dunreith’s brave heart,...

Author Bio: Chris Claremont is one of the best known writers currently working in comics. His work includes The Uncanny X-Men, Captain Britain, Fantastic Four and Gen13.

John Bolton is considered one of the greats of comic art. He was the artist of Harlequin Valentine (with Sandman creator Neil Gaiman), and has also painted one of the original Books of

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Major Eazy: Heart of Iron : Volume 1 Summary: Major Eazy is a soldier in a dirty war, Alan Hebden, caught up in the Allies’ invasion of Italy in 1944 and 9781848564411 determined to see justice done. Even when that means taking Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 on villains on his own side, he doesn’t pull any punches! $19.95/$23.95 Can. 128 pages More movie star than military, Eazy was the most laconic and Hardback indeed British officer ever to grace the pages of a comic. This Comics & Graphic Novels / General volume starts from the very beginning of Eazy’s story. Ctn Qty: 12 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Alan Hebden, British comic writer, best known for writing Major Eazy and El Mestizo. He also wrote Crazy Keller, Fighting Mann and Clash of the Guards.

Carlos Ezquerra is a veteran in comics: co-creator of the iconic Judge , as well as for 2000 AD, and artist on Preacher and War Stories.

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Johnny Red: Red Devil Rising : Volume 2 Summary: Continuing the adventures of Johnny Redburn, , Joe Colquhoun, Garth Ennis discharged from the RAF for striking an officer. Taking to the 9781848560345 skies in a stolen Hurricane, he meets the Falcon Squadron of Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 the 5th Soviet , and begins his fight against $19.95/$23.95 Can. Germany from the other side of the Iron Curtain! 96 pages Hardback The classic series by Tom Tully () and Joe Comics & Graphic Novels / General Colquhoun (Charley’s War) includes a feature by comics Ctn Qty: 12 legend Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher, War Stories). 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt Author Bio: Tom Tully is a British comics writer who has worked on countless strips including , Kelly’s Eye, Heros the Spartan, , Roy of the Rovers and Johnny Red.

Joe Colquhoun worked on a large volume of titles in his 30 year career in the UK comics industry, including Lion, Champion, and Battle. He is probably best remembered for his work on Battle, including Johnny Red and Charley’s

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Modesty Blaise: Lady in the Dark Summary: Stories from the classic newspaper strip Modesty Peter O'Donnell Blaise are collected here in the latest in Titan’s deluxe library 9780857686930 series. Pub Date: 8/28/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/28 $19.95/$23.95 Can. This volume includes the classic stories The Girl from the 104 pages Future, The Big Mole and Lady in the Dark! Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Comics & Graphic Novels / General With story introductions that take the reader behind the Ctn Qty: 24 scenes of Modesty’s world, this outstanding collection is not 0.8lb Wt to be missed. 363g Wt

Author Bio: Peter O’Donnell was the creator of Modesty Blaise, which was first published in 1963. The internationally successful character has appeared in book, film and comic forms. He passed away in 2010.

Enric Badia Romero has worked for 2000 AD and is the long- term artist of Axa.

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The Complete Dusty Springfield Summary: Drawing on meticulous archive research and Paul Howes, Petula Clark interviews with Dusty’s friends and collaborators, Paul Howes 9780857681409 details every song in Dusty’s entire catalogue. Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 $19.95/$23.95 Can. This revised edition of The Complete Dusty Springfield 496 pages includes new chapters on the Lana Sisters and the Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Springfields, expanded entries on Dusty’s solo tracks and an Music / Individual Composer & Musician in-depth analysis of Dusty’s live work for TV and radio. Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt Author Bio: Since the early 1990s, Paul Howes has been consultant on many Dusty Springfield releases in Britain and America, providing compilations, sleeve notes and annotations; in 2000 he was associate producer of the acclaimed Dusty Springfield box set Simply Dusty. He publishes the Dusty Springfield Bulletin. He is a director of Zone Records and is working on several other Dusty Springfield projects.

Petula Clark is a world famous singer, actress and composer.

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The Complete Kylie (25th Anniversary Edition) Summary: The Complete Kylie Minogue gives the most Simon Sheridan definitive overview of the performer’s career ever published. 9780857687258 From her days as a young TV actress and movie star through Pub Date: 5/29/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/29 to her worldwide domination of the music charts as one of the $24.95/$28.95 Can. globe’s best-selling, and best-loved, pop stars. 304 pages Hardback More so than any performer, Kylie has been an expert at Music / Individual Composer & Musician changing her look, from innocent, fresh-faced teenager to Ctn Qty: 12 confident, sexy showgirl. But Kylie is more than just an image, 1.3lb Wt she is a worldwide phenomenon. The book...

590g Wt Author Bio: Simon Sheridan is the author of The Complete Abba and Keeping The British End Up. He is a popular broadcaster on cult and retro culture and is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines both in the UK and US.

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Pink Floyd (New Edition) Summary: Featuring over 150 iconic, rare and previously Marcus Hearn unpublished images of Pink Floyd, this book captures the 9780857686640 legendary rock group at every stage of their epic career. Pub Date: 6/12/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/12 From some of their first photo sessions in 1967 to their $19.95/$23.95 Can. triumphant reunion at Live 8, this book is a unique chronicle of 160 pages five enigmatic musicians, and their journey from experimental Hardback psychedelia to stadium pageantry. Music / Genres & Styles Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Marcus Hearn is the acclaimed author of 363g Wt Titan’s The Hammer Vault, The Art of Hammer and Hammer Glamour. His other books include authorised biographies of filmmakers and Gerry Anderson, and Eight Days a Week, the story of The Beatles’ final world tour.

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The Who Summary: From the pub gigs of summer 1964 to the group’s Marcus Hearn triumphant performance at Live 8 in summer 2005, this book 9780857686633 traces the progress of The Who from sharp-suited mods to Pub Date: 7/10/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/10 psychedelic stars and pioneers of the rock opera. $19.95/$23.95 Can. 160 pages Following the band on the road and during the recording of Hardback numerous television shows, as well as stunning images of The Music / Genres & Styles Who’s festival appearances at Monterey and the Isle of Ctn Qty: 24 Wight, plus shots from performances at such diverse venues 0.8lb Wt as the Marquee Club and Wembley Stadium. 363g Wt

Author Bio: Marcus Hearn is the acclaimed author of Titan’s Hammer Vault, The Art of Hammer and Hammer Glamour. His other books include authorised biographies of filmmakers George Lucas and Gerry Anderson, and Eight Days a Week, the story of The Beatles’ final world tour.

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Fever: Little Willie John's Fast Life, Mysterious Summary: Little Willie John lived for a fleeting 30 years, but Death, and the Birth of Soul his dynamic and daring sound left an indelible mark on the Susan Whitall history of music. His deep blues, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll and 9780857689139 swinging ballads inspired a generation of musicians, forming Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 the basis for what we now know as soul music. $14.95/$17.95 Can. 240 pages Born in Arkansas in 1937, William Edward John found his voice Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) in the church halls, rec centers and nightclubs of Detroit, a Biography & Autobiography / Composers & fertile proving ground that produced the likes of Levi Stubbs Musicians and the Four Tops, Ste... Ctn Qty: 24 Author Bio: Susan Whitall has been writing about music 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt since the 1970s, when she became a staff writer for Creem Magazine. After Lester Bangs left for New York in 1977, she became editor. She has been a feature and music writer at the Detroit News since 1983. Her book Women of Motown (Avon) was published in 1998. She is in regular contact with Little Willie John’s family, in particular Kevin John - Little Willie John’s son - and has access to family photos and archives.

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Film Review 2011-2012 (67th Edition) Summary: Founded by F. Maurice Speed in 1944, Film Michael Darvell, Mansel Stimpson Review is the world’s longest-established movie guide. 9780956653451 Acclaimed by film critics, collectors and industry professionals, Pub Date: 6/5/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/5 this is the only guide to provide essential credits and reviews $24.95/$28.95 Can. for all theatrically released films in the UK. Hardback Performing Arts / Film & Video The 67th edition is the biggest yet, including reviews of every Ctn Qty: 12 film released during 2011, box-office statistics and a detailed 1.3lb Wt chapter of showbusiness obituaries. 590g Wt

Author Bio: Michael Darvell has contributed to the magazines Films Illustrated, Film Review, and Radio Times, as well as editing Montage, the London film societies magazine.

Mansel Stimpson has long been the Chair of the Eastbourne Film Society, and has introduced films and led discussions at London’s National Film Theatre. He was a reviewer and interviewer for What’s On In London for almost 20 years.

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Lenore Calendar 2013 Summary: Lenore and her variously decomposed friends are Roman Dirge here to keep you company for all of 2013 - with twelve 9780857686619 unique works of art from creator Roman Dirge. Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 $13.95/$16.95 Can. 28 pages Author Bio: Roman Dirge is an artist, magician and creator Calendar of the cult-favorite Lenore comic series.

Art / Techniques Ctn Qty: 0 His previous titles include Noogies, Wedgies and Cooties. 0.3lb Wt 136g Wt He is currently working on an animated feature of Lenore, and the ongoing Lenore comic. As well as books, his art and designs have been featured on t-shirts, stationery, toys and tattoos.

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The Avengers Calendar 2013 Summary: Over fifty years ago, production began on The Titan Books Avengers, a TV series that has yet to be rivalled for its wit, 9780857687517 adventure and sheer style. Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 $13.95/$16.95 Can. The urbane agent John Steed (Patrick Macnee) swung his 28 pages way through the 1960s with a succession of impossibly cool Calendar female characters, including Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) and Performing Arts / Television the iconic, catsuited Mrs. Peel (Diana Rigg). The show quickly Ctn Qty: 0 became a worldwide sensation; syndicated to 90 countries 0.3lb Wt including the US - where it was a prime time hit. 136g Wt The cult cl... Author Bio:

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Hammer Glamour Calendar 2013 Summary: Spinning off from Titan’s acclaimed book, the Titan Books official 2013 Hammer Glamour Calendar brings together an 9780857687555 amazing selection of Hammer’s stunning Scream Queens! Pub Date: 7/31/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/31 $13.95/$16.95 Can. Featuring rare and previously unpublished photographs of 28 pages favorite stars from the most popular Hammer films, taken Calendar directly from the company’s archives. Performing Arts / Film & Video Ctn Qty: 0 0.3lb Wt Author Bio: Titan Books has produced many acclaimed 136g Wt books on the films of Hammer, including the celebrated Hammer Glamour, The Art of Hammer and the hotly anticipated The Hammer Vault.

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R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Summary: To commerate the 10th anniversary of Volume II : Extinction, , publication, we have collected volume II of the New York Resurrection Times best-selling, six-book series with an exclusive Lisa Smedman, Phillip Athans, Paul S. Kemp essay from the series editor. 9780786960286 Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 Dungeons & Dragons most defining series, R.A. Salvatore’s $15.95/$18.95 Can. War of the Spider Queen chronicles the events that shaped Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) the for a decade. Fiction / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 10 0.8lb Wt Author Bio: Lisa Smeadman is a long-standing FR veteran 363g Wt who has written a number of books about the dark elves.

Editor of the series and author of book V, Philip Athans is a veteran fantasy writer.

Paul Kemp, in addition to his other Forgotten Realms books, has gone on to author numerous other works including Star Wars.

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Blades of the Moonsea, Omnibus Summary: New York Times best-selling writer Richard Richard Baker Baker trilogy appears for the first time in omnibus 9780786960316 format, and follows the success of other WotC Pub Date: 8/7/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/7 omnibuses. $15.95/$17.95 Can. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Blades of the Moonsea is the first series written entirely in the Fiction / Fantasy new edition of the Forgotten Realms® campaign setting, Ctn Qty: 10 penned by one of its primary creators. Award-winning 0.8lb Wt designer and New York Times best-selling author Richard 363g Wt Baker’s trilogy goes to a place and time no Forgotten Realms series has gone before.

Author Bio: Richard Baker is a best-selling author and award-winning game designer, and one of the principal architects of the new edition of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. A former Navy officer, he currently resides in Western Washington.

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Elminster Enraged : The Sage of Shadowdale Summary: Fans of the epic continuing saga of the Sage of Shadowdale will be thrilled to read this newest 9780786960293 installment! Pub Date: 9/4/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 9/4 $25.95/$30.00 Can. , warring , fiery rifts, blueflame artifacts, and 352 pages the fate of the realms—all hanging by a silken thread in this Hardback exciting new story by the creator of the Forgotten Realms. Fiction / Fantasy Ctn Qty: 16 1.3lb Wt Author Bio: ED GREENWOOD is the creator of the Forgotten 590g Wt Realms fantasy world setting and the author of more than 170 books that have sold millions of copies worldwide in over two dozen languages. In real life, he’s a Canadian librarian who lives in the Ontario countryside with his wife, a cat, and far too many books.

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The Urban - Dungeon Tiles Summary: Series Overview: The Dungeon Tiles accessories RPG Team provide Dungeon Masters with high-quality illustrated terrain 9780786960415 tiles with which to build dungeons, wilderness sites, and other Pub Date: 6/19/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 6/19 D&D adventure locations. $11.95/$13.95 Can. Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Games / Role Playing & Fantasy Author Bio: Ctn Qty: 20 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt

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Vaults of the Underdark - Map Pack Summary: Series Overview: Map Packs provide affordable, RPG Team ready-to-use tactical battle maps for any D&D campaign. 9780786960460 Pub Date: 7/17/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 7/17 $11.95/$13.95 Can. Author Bio: Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US) Games / Role Playing & Fantasy Ctn Qty: 24 0.8lb Wt 363g Wt

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Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Summary: Handbook RPG Team 9780786960323 Author Bio: Pub Date: 5/15/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/15 $29.95/$35.00 Can. Hardback Games / Role Playing & Fantasy Ctn Qty: 20 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt

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Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue Summary: RPG Team 9780786960361 Pub Date: 8/21/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 8/21 Author Bio: $29.95/$35.00 Can. Hardback Games / Role Playing & Fantasy Ctn Qty: 20 1.3lb Wt 590g Wt

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The Rose of Sarifal Summary: Cloaked in and layered in magic, the Paulina Claiborne denizens of Moonshae Isles move in secret 9780786930265 circles as capricious rulers vie for power. Pub Date: 5/1/12 (US, Can.), On Sale Date: 5/1 $7.99/$9.99 Can. High Lady Ordalf wanted her niece, the princess known as the 384 pages Rose of Sarifal, dead. Instead, the young regent was Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) secreted away by the high lady’s opponents. For years the paperback eladrin queen of Gwynneth Isle has searched for evidence of Fiction / Fantasy her niece’s death, and word has finally come in the form of a Ctn Qty: 48 castaway’s tale. The princess lives on the island of Moray—a 0.4lb Wt mad beaut... 181g Wt Author Bio: Paul Park (born 1954) is an American science fiction author and fantasy author. He lives in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children. He teaches a course in reading and writing science fiction at Williams College. He has also taught at the Clarion West writing workshop and the Clarion workshop. His first work was the Starbridge Chronicles trilogy. His critically acclaimed novels have since dealt with colonialism on alien worlds

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