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NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT OMNIBUS TP #3

(W) Osamu Takahashi (A) Osamu Takahashi (CA) Osamu Takahashi

In Book Three, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka at last begin to train as a team for real combat, weapons in hand . . . stalking a giant gelatinous creature with a spherical "core" they must take out. If this kind of mission sounds strangely familiar, you're right-but if things go as usual, it's poor Shinji who'll get called the slimeball! And even as the lab deals with the fallout of the Jet Alone affair, can they stand the stress of a relaxing game of company baseball with Gendo . . .? Collects volumes 7-9. o Contains bonus color pages! In Book Three, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka at last begin to train as a team for real combat, weapons in hand . . . stalking a giant gelatinous creature with a spherical "core" they must take out. If this kind of mission sounds strangely familiar, you're right-but if things go as usual, it's poor Shinji who'll get called the slimeball! And even as the lab deals with the fallout of the Jet Alone affair, can they stand the stress of a relaxing game of company baseball with Gendo . . .? Collects volumes 7-9. o Contains bonus color pages! In Book Three, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka at last begin to train as a team for real combat, weapons in hand . . . stalking a giant gelatinous creature with a spherical "core" they must take out. If this kind of mission sounds strangely familiar, you're right-but if things go as usual, it's poor Shinji who'll get called the slimeball! And even as the lab deals with the fallout of the Jet Alone affair, can they stand the stress of a relaxing game of company baseball with Gendo . . .? Collects volumes 7-9. o Contains bonus color pages!

RESIDENT ALIEN TP #4

THE MAN WITH NO NAME

(W) Peter Hogan (A) Steve Parkhouse (CA) Steve Parkhouse

A stranded alien explorer hides in plain sight, posing as a doctor in Patience, Washington. After he accidentally exposes himself to investigators who are on his trail, a mysterious arsonist and a stubborn federal agent arrive in town to heat things up! Peter Hogan (2000 AD, Tom Strong) and Steve Parkhouse (Milkman Murders, Doctor Who) continue their unique, acclaimed science-fiction/murder-mystery series! Collects the four-issue miniseries.

SECRET SNEYD UNPUBLISHED CARTOONS OF DOUG SNEYD HC

(W) Doug Sneyd (A) Doug Sneyd (CA) Dave Stewart Eric Powell

Veteran artist Doug Sneyd presents a collection of unpublished cartoon concepts created throughout his career with Playboy magazine. This novelty book is packed from end to end with one-liners and pretty girls-funny, charming, and risqué jokes, each one full of all the life and expression that only a master artist can impart with a few strokes of the pen and brush! o Over 200 original cartoons! o Foreword by cartoonist Arnold Roth (The New Yorker, TIME, and Sports Illustrated).

SERENITY NO POWER IN THE VERSE #5 (OF 6)

MAIN SANTOS CVR

(W) Chris Roberson (A) Georges Jeanty (CA) Daniel Dos Santos

Time is running out for Mal and the crew of the . River and Iris are being held captive by the Operative Kalista, who fully intends to use their talents for the Alliance once again. If the crew can't prevent Kalista from taking the girls off world, there's no telling where or when they'll find them again!

SERENITY NO POWER IN THE VERSE #5 (OF 6)

VAR JEANTY CVR

(W) Chris Roberson (A) Georges Jeanty (CA) Georges Jeanty

Time is running out for Mal and the crew of the . River and Iris are being held captive by the Operative Kalista, who fully intends to use their talents for the Alliance once again. If the crew can't prevent Kalista from taking the girls off world, there's no telling where or when they'll find them again!

SLAYER REPENTLESS #2 (OF 3)

(W) Jon Schnepp (A) Guiu Vilanova (CA) Glenn Fabry

In as expansion on the shocking video trilogy, former neo-Nazi Wyatt returns the body of his murdered love to her family. But his brother, the merciless leader the of hate group The Cause, plans to teach Wyatt what happens to race traitors . . . a lesson written in blood!

SOUPY LEAVES HOME TP

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Jose Pimienta (CA) Jose Pimienta

Pearl Plankette ran away from her home to escape an abusive father and an unhappy future. Disguised and reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to an unlikely hobo, and they begin their journey from the cold heartbreak of their eastern homes toward the sunny promise of California in this train-hopping, Depression-era coming-of-age tale.

SPELL ON WHEELS #5 (OF 5)

(W) Kate Leth (A) Megan Levens (CA) Joe Quinones

The witches head out to recover the last of their magical possessions, but they soon discover they're in a fight for their lives and the bad guy is not who they expected! "It's an interesting brew of a cup full of Charmed, a pinch of Buffy, and a dash of Supernatural-that should please fans of supernatural comics-with a Nancy Drew twist." -Outright Geekery

VISITOR HOW AND WHY HE STAYED #1 (OF 5)

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Paul Grist (CA) Paul Grist

In 1944 Hellboy was conjured in a ceremony meant to give Hitler the ultimate occult weapon. Fortunately, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm was there to witness, and to guide Hellboy to become the greatest paranormal detective in the world.  But Bruttenholm wasn't the only witness to Hellboy's arrival. A visitor was there, sent to kill the Beast that had been prophesied to kill us all. What the visitor saw, and why he stayed his hand, leads to the most mysterious Hellboy spinoff yet ...

WITCHFINDER TP #4

CITY OF THE DEAD

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Ben Stenbeck (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco

Flesheating corpses and an ancient temple discovered beneath London lead authorities to call upon Edward Grey, Queen Victoria's official occult investigator. But the sinister Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra also has interests in the underground ruins. When they ask for Grey's help, he has to wonder if the threat is great enough to team up with a secret society he's sworn to destroy. Collects #1-#5.

WORLD OF TANKS TP

(W) Garth Ennis (A) Doug Sneyd (CA) Doug Sneyd

Garth Ennis (Preacher, Hellblazer) joins Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog), P. J. Holden (2000 AD) to create a tense war story inspired by the massively popular (over 110 million players!) online game World of Tanks. An untested British crew inadvertently commands an unconventional Cromwell tank into France while hunted by a hardened German Panzer unit. Collects the five-issue miniseries. "Gaming fans will likely want to play World of Tanks as soon as theyre done reading it. As for the comic book, this is realism at its finest and a sure bet for your pull list." -All-Comic