2000 AD #2212 XMAS 2020 SPECIAL #0
Another barnstorming bumper 100-page Xmas issue sees out the year - super-intelligent ape Noam Chimpsky tangles with Judge Dredd again in "Three Kings" by Ken Niemand and PJ Holden; Johnny Alpha has a Kreeler scientist in his sights in "Once Upon a Time in Der Vest" by Rob Williams and Laurence Campbell; Proteus Vex returns to investigate secrets from the past in "The Shadow Chancellor" by Mike Carroll and Jake Lynch; former Chief Judge Hershey's quest of vengeance continues in the next arc "The Brutal" by Rob Williams and Simon Fraser; we return to Deadworld for a series of short tales in "Visions of Deadworld" by Kek-W and Dave Kendall; the origin story of Captain Constanta is revealed in Fiends of the Eastern Front: "Constanta" by Ian Edginton and Tiernen Trevallion; and we catch up with the Survival Geeks for a one-off story, courtesy of Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby and Neil Googe.
2000 AD PROG #2210 #0
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The autumn roster of stories wraps up as Judge Dredd helps out a simp in trouble in "Simply Normal" by Ken Niemand and Steven Austin, Stickleback engages in the mother of all battles to save London in "New Jerusalem" by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli, Nolan Blake discovers the truth of who's trying to target him in Skip Tracer: "Hyperballad" by James Peaty and Paul Marshall, and Slaine takes the fight to Brutus in "The Web of Weird" by Pat Mills and Leonardo Manco!
2000 AD PROG #2211 #0
Incredible SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! The autumn roster of stories wraps up as Judge Dredd helps out a simp in trouble in 'Simply Normal' by Ken Niemand and Steven Austin, Stickleback engages in the mother of all battles to save London in 'New Jerusalem' by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli, Nolan Blake discovers the truth of who's trying to target him in Skip Tracer: 'Hyperballad' by James Peaty and Paul Marshall, and Slaine takes the fight to Brutus in 'The Web of Weird' by Pat Mills and Leonardo Manco!
ACG COLL WORKS ADV INTO UNKNOWN SOFTEE #14
(W) VARIOUS (A) Harry Lazarus (CA) Na
The "original horror comic" Adventures into the Unknown in our SOFTEE format from PS Artbooks, featuring the issues #78-83 of the seminal 50's title. Just when it got into its stride! With the artistic and storytelling talents of legends such as Ogden Whitney, John Rosenberger, Kurt Schaffenberger, Harry Lazarus, Pete Costanza and Emil Gershwin. They gave us heroes, spacemen, aliens, monsters, ghosts, wizards and witches enough to satisfy all growing ghouls and boys! Collects Adventures into the Unknown #78-83 (November 1956-April 1957).
ARCHIE MILESTONES JUMBO DIGEST #12 (OF 12)
This final issue of the Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest is a cause for celebration-so much so it's filled to the brim with stories about celebration and parties! But it's not only fun and games, it also includes some important, teachable moments courtesy of Archie and the Gang as well as some far away travel-like a galaxy far, far away!
ARCHIES CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR #0
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Harry Lucey
Have some festive fun and holly jolly hijinks in this special collection of Christmas tales!
BACK ISSUE #125
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Rudy Nebres
Back Issue takes a stab at the evolution of Creator-Owned Comics, featuring in-depth histories of Matt Wagner's Mage and Grendel. Plus other indie sensations of the Bronze Age, including Colleen Doran's A Distant Soil, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, Steve Purcell's Sam & Max, James Dean Smith's Boris the Bear, and Larry Welz's Cherry Poptart! With a fabulous Grendel cover by Wagner.
BEETHOVEN FINAL SYMPHONY HC
(W) Brandon Montclare (A) VARIOUS (CA) David Mack
Celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday with an anthology of comics inspired by the maestro's life and music. Fantasy and History. Fables and Ghost Stories. Adventure and Romance. This tome of tales is written by Brandon Montclare and Frank Marraffino and features a dozen visual artists who reflect on the breadth of Beethoven's influence. Carefully curated, readers will experience both masterpieces and lesser known gems in a brand new light. Cover design by David Mack.
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #289
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Dan Parent
BRAND NEW STORY: "My House Never Tasted So Good!" Betty is a whiz at making gingerbread houses, much to Veronica's chagrin. But when Pop's hosts a Gingerbread House contest, Veronica is determined to win-and she'll do whatever it takes!
BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR TP #3
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Dan DeCarlo
Betty & Veronica take on the world in this series of once-quarterly stories! See how B&V tackle the world of fashion, prep for the red carpets of Hollywood and still have time to finish their homework in this third collection of the popular 1990s comic series!
CARTOONS MAGAZINE #30
(A) VARIOUS (CA) Stacy Daughtery
In this issue we focus on all the inspiring women involved in the automotive industry fro racing to full on car building! This issue will have fresh humorous stories created by artists such as George Trosley, Steve Austin, Drag Daddy, Kat Ruiz, Larry Williams, Mike Yapps, Dart Daugherty, Joe Borer, Paul Townsend, Bob Hardin, Joseph Krejci, Matt Smith, and more! Plus our tenth "CARtist Spotlight" will be with a surprise artist. Come join the fun with 64 Pages of pure automotive family-friendly humor!
COMICS REVUE PRESENTS DECEMBER 2020 #65
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Burne Hogarth
America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 8 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Drago by Burne Hogarth, Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison, Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Tarzan by Gil Kane, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, and Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts. Plus: a wealth of B&W features, including The Phantom by Sy Barry, Krazy Kat by George Herriman, Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane, and Sir Bagby by R&B Hackney.
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) MICHAEL WM. KALUTA
Batman may be the World’s Greatest Detective, but he’s hardly the only sleuth in the DC Universe. This new title collects key adventures starring Lois Lane, the Question, the Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Detective Chimp, Slam Bradley, and of course, the Dark Knight Detective. These tales span DC’s history, from 1937 to today, and even include a special appearance by the granddaddy of all detectives: Sherlock Holmes. Collects stories from Adventure Comics #51, Batman #441, Detective Comics #2, #329, and #572, Lois Lane #1-2, Secret Origins #40, and The Question #8.
DIE!NAMITE #3
SUYDAM LTD VIRGIN CVR
(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Vincenzo Carratu (CA) VARIOUS
Get Arthur Suydam's undead take on our heroes on the cover of DIE!NAMITE #3, free of book dress in this limited, "Virgin" Edition!
DRAGON AGE FIRST FIVE GN
In Bioware's dark fantasy world of Thedas there are those who are willing to sacrifice their humanity for wealth and power, and those who will die to protect innocent people from them. Empires approach open conflict, assassins lurk in every shadow, and dark forces aim to throw the land into chaos. Heroes will arise from the most unlikely of places to face the darkness approaching. Collects Dragon Age: The Silent Grove #1-#6, Dragon Age: Those Who Speak #1-#3, Dragon Age: Until We Sleep #1-#3, Dragon Age: Magekiller #1-#5, and Dragon Age: Knight Errant #1-#5.
EXCITING COMICS #8
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Brian Denham
Revel in all-new thrills and adventure as Antarctic Press brings you the triumphant return of Antarctic's Exciting! We serve up a solid dose of pulp heroes of yesteryear and all-new heroes in the classic vein. The thrills are back and better than ever before!
G FAN #130
(W) VARIOUS
G-FAN brings you all the latest news on those famous kaiju of filmland: Godzilla, Kong, Mothra, Rodan, Ghidorah, and many more. Plus film retrospectives, behind the scenes interviews and making-of reports, new product and collectibles reviews, art, fiction, and much more!
GENTLEMEN PREFER DOMINO LADY PROSE NOVEL
(W) VARIOUS (CA) Alex Innocenti
The City of Angels attracts beautiful people from all over the world with its glitz and glamour. But just beneath the surface is a city stinking of corruption seeded by crime and politics. Enraged by the murder of her father, beautiful socialite Ellen Patrick knows she must break all the rules. She has to become somebody else: Domino Lady, of the sexiest and most elusive crime fighters of all time. Guest starring: The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective, The Green Ghost, Zero, Secret Agent X, Ravenwood, and more! Introduction by Nancy Holder!
HEAVY METAL #304
CVR A DOMINICIS
(W) Steve Orlando (A) VARIOUS (CA) Andrea De Dominicis
As this difficult year comes to a close Heavy Metal soldiers on and continues its monthly duty of publishing some of the best science-fiction, fantasy, and horror stories in the comic book industry! Writer extraordinaire Steve Orlando makes his debut in the magazine with his series Starward! Swamp God by Ron Marz and Armitano also debut in this issue as well as Matt Medney and Geraldo Borges' The Adventures of Adrienne James! Blake Northcott's Synapse returns in this issue! Plus, George C. Romero's The Rise, Bart & Michelle Sears' Maiden, Medney's Dark Wing, Ryan K. Lindsay & Sebastian Piriz' Black Beacon, Brendan Columbus' Savage Circus and much more!
HORROR COMICS BLACK AND WHITE #1 (OF 3)
What's black and white and dread all over? A 3-issue miniseries presenting horror art in its rawest form, stark black and white. As if 2020 weren't frightful enough, we've got 32 pages full of terror for you every month this winter!
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #427
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) NA
More action and adventure in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! Justice Department takes advantage of the latest Xmas toy craze in "He Knows When You're Sleeping" by Rory McConville and Agustin Padilla; more corruption is uncovered at the heart of "Megatropolis" by Ken Niemand and Dave Taylor; the Death cult welcome the Dark Judge in "Deliverance" by David Hine and Nick Percival; the Judges storm a community in "Dreadnoughts" by Mike Carroll and John Higgins; and The Returners head deeper into the haunted house in "Heartswood" by Si Spencer and Nicolo Assirelli! Plus there's interviews, features, and in the bagged mini-trade, Madelyn Vespertine challenges the paranormal in "The Alienist" by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby and Eoin Coveney!
MY LITTLE PONY TP #14
SHADOWPLAY
(W) Nicole Dubuc (A) VARIOUS
Relive your favorite episodes of the beloved My Little Pony animated cartoon in this graphic novel adaptation featuring Season Seven's "Shadowplay!" When Sunburst discovers the lost journal of Star Swirl the Bearded, he shares it with Twilight Sparkle. Together, they find out how the sorcerer and several other of Equestria's heroes, known as the Pillars of Old Equestria, sacrificed themselves to defeat the evil Pony of Shadows. After researching more about the heroes' disappearance, Twilight believes that the Pillars are still alive and trapped in limbo and becomes obsessed with trying to free them, but it might not be such a good idea!
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL INDIE WAR TP
(W) Ben Dunn (A) Ben Dunn (CA) Ben Dunn
Pan-dimensional panic from the Godfather of American Manga, Ben Dunn, and creators from all over the industry, including Mike Vosburg, Fred Perry, Matthew Weldon, Bronte Erwin, Khalid Robertson, Luis Rivera, Dell Barras, and many more! A routine visit to a Time and Dimensional Garage Sale inadvertently unleashes D-Kay, an evil entity bent on spreading chaos throughout time, space and dimensions. Now the NHS trio of Jeremy Feeple, Ichi-Kun Ichinohei and Princess Asrial must pursue him via dimensional portal. Even with the help of VARIOUS heroic allies they meet, will it be enough to save...well, everything?
PIRATES VS NINJAS COLORING BOOK #0
(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Ben Dunn
Forget sharpening up those cutlasses and katanas-sharpen up those colored pencils and crayons instead! You can finally used up all the black and brown, or if you're feeling rowdy, you can color up the swankiest pirates on the high seas fighting a sunburst spectrum of rainbow ninjas. We leave the creativity to you.
PRE CODE CLASSIC ADVENTURE COMICS HC #1
(W) VARIOUS (A) Joe Kubert (CA) Joe Kubert
Classic Adventure Comics is just like those old Saturday morning cinema clubs -there's the Son of Sinbad securing the release of the slave girl and recovering a fortune in gems and jewels in the process. Daring exploits of US foreign agents during the Cold War in Secret Missions, and The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu, and High Adventure and Great Exploits! All reproduced completely from cover to cover, featuring some of the best comic book talent including Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Wally Wood, Alvin Hollingsworth, Bernie Krigstein, Frank Borth, Art Peddy, Morris Waldinger and Enrico Bagnoli. Collects Son of Sinbad #1 (1950), Secret Missions #1 (1950), The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu #1 (1951), High Adventure #1 (1957), and Great Exploits #1 (1957).