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[12] My View                                        David LeBlanc
                                               ComicBkNet@aol.com
                                http://members.aol.com/comicbknet

David LeBlanc is the Editor of the Comic Book Network Electronic
Magazine; which won the prestigious Eagle Award for Favorite
Comic Book Ezine in 2001. He is a long-time fan of comics and the
electronic media; having been the moderator of BBS comics forums
on WME, FIDONET and the Comic Book Network.  He and his wife live
in a suburb of Worcester, MA and David works part-time at That's
Entertainment, the Eisner-winning Comics and Collectibles store.
David's favorite motivational phrase is: BEHOLD THE TURTLE, HE
ONLY MAKES PROGRESS WHEN HE STICKS HIS NECK OUT!

TOP COW COMICS
WWW.TOPCOW.COM


LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER vs. THE WOLF-MEN
"MONSTER WAR" #2 of 4
32 pages, full color, $2.99/$4.60CAN
Writers - Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski
Penciler - Joyce Chin
Colorist - Scott Kester
Lettering - Troy Peteri

WITCHBLADE vs. FRANKENSTEIN
"MONSTER WAR" #3 of 4
32 pages, full color, $2.99/$4.60CAN
Writers - Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski
Penciler - Vitor Ishimura
Colorist - Scott Kester
Lettering - Troy Peteri

This is a Top Cow crossover pitting their main title heroes
against the classic monsters of literature. Mr. Hyde has
resurrected the vampire Dracula and Magdelena is bound by duty to
try and correct that before Vlad spreads his evil in the world.
However she is bitten by him but escapes. Lara Croft, Tombraider,
had hoped to prevent the resurrection but now she is faced with a
once hoped for ally turning to the other side. She had also
discovered Frankenstein's monster frozen in the Arctic but he too
is roaming the world. Her ally now is Dr. Jekyll. It seems he is
not an alter ego of Hyde but the good half split as another being
from the bad. It is the evil Hyde's scheme to perfect a serum to
plague all humanity so the evil will split from the good and of
course the evil, being more vicious, will eventually be in
control.

This is a fast paced story with lots of action. At time you have
the major Top Cow characters take the spotlight but their good
efforts are being thwarted at every turn. The Frankenstein
monster battles Witchblade to a draw while Dracula builds an army
of vampires for his own ends. Lara Croft has to retrieve a
magical flower being guarded by werewolves to cure Magdelena who
is uncontrollably being drawn to Dracula as her condition
worsens. The suspense builds with each page in this well crafted
tale from Christopher Golden. The art teams handle the multiple
characters well and set the mood perfectly for a variety of
settings. I am not a fan of monsters for monsters sake,
particularly when a whole bunch are used for what seems on the
surface as a gimmick. This is enjoyable on its own merits and
worth waiting for the last part to see how it is resolved.

THE DARKNESS #21
32 pages, full color, $2.99/$4.60
Writer - Brian Buccellato
Pencils - Francis Manapul
Inks - Kevin Conrad, Jay Leisten, & Rob Hunter
Colors - Brian Buccellato
Lettering - Troy Peteri

Jackie is a great character if handled properly. He is a gangster
who took control with the power he has gained over "the
Darkness". All these evil creatures are trapped inside him just
waiting to kill, usually without discrimination. He has found it
useful in dealing with characters of all types. But he is seeking
escape from their constant whispering in his mind to be released.
So he goes on vacation to the opposite extreme - Alaska, land of
the midnight sun. What he does not expect is to confront another
who senses evil and has made it a quest to wipe out by way of
serial murder. The confrontation is a problem for Jackie as the
Darkness cannot emerge in the constant full daylight. His only
hope is to trap his predator in the dark somehow or he will be
killed himself.

This is a great story that makes us wonder which is the greater
evil. Jackie is a hood who kills for his own means or sometimes
to help others. Jared seeks to end the life of others he can
sense are criminals and killers. Only in the end do we find a
deeper secret in his motives. The supporting charactes are all
new for this story. Buccellato does a good job of developing them
to advance the story as well as add lighter moments here and
there, which is needed in such otherwise dark material. I really
like the art team on this issue - especially Buccelleto's
coloring. I don't really care if Jackie transforms into the
armored and clawed embodiment of the Darkness during battle as
the concept is more meaningful to me. However, the rendering of
his battle mode in this issue is superb. It is not a "usual"
episode of this title but it is a good jump on point that will
impress the first time reader.

THE DARKNESS #22
32 pages, full color, $2.99/$4.60
Writer - David Wohl
Pencils - Martin Montiel
Inks - Jay Leisten
Colors - Sonia Oback
Lettering - Troy Peteri
Cover - Dale Keown

This issue gets right back into the mythos surrounding Jackie
Estacado and the Darkness. The opening sequence show the
destruction of the former home of the man Jackie took down to
gain power over his mob, Don Frankie Franchetti. The destruction
is caused by the arrival of the Angelus, a typical Top Cow babe
with a big chest, skimpy armor that barely covers the good stuff
but is heavy on the arms and shoulders and, oh yeah, large white
wings and huge horns. She possesses the nice body of the former
Mrs. Franchetti. Of course she is out to get Jackie. Meanwhile
another group of supernatural beings are setting a trap for
Jackie at a friend's house. These guys may well be too much for
the creatures of the Darkness to take care of because of the
light he emits. This could be too much for our favorite mobster.

This could be a little bit discouraging for the new reader of
this title, especially if you want to know more about these new
beings out to get Jackie. I do not know their backstory either
but found it did not detract from following the current story or
the action. As always the art on this title is well done and it
needs to be for the amount of detail needed to make it work. As
an added treat the cover is done by Dale Keown (memories of THE
PITT still linger.) This is part one of three so we may soon find
out the significance of the title, "ALL IN THE FAMILY" though one
might guess all the supernatural stuff eventually would be
connected. Good writing and great art always makes for happy
readers.

THE DARKNESS VAMPIRELLA #1
32 pages, full color, $2.99/$4.60CAN
Writer - Terry Moore
Penciler - Eric Basadua
Inker - Jay Leisten
Colorer - Tyson Wengler
Letterer - Troy Peteri

What better sexy female supernatural character could team up with
Jackie Estacado than Vampirella? And what a treat to have none
other than Terry (STRANGERS IN PARADISE MOORE) telling the story.
She is hunting a symbiotic vampire who has just broken out of
jail. He takes over other bodies. But now the Magdelena is after
him and so Vampirella seeks the one he would take over to be able
to defeat Magdelena - the one with the power of the Darkness, our
pal Jackie. The first meeting is fun as Jackie senses Vampirella
following him and gets the drop on her. She bites him to his
surprise but she says she would not drink his blood because he
"tastes like hell!" She fills him n on the other guy but he is
not looking to team up. The story progresses until a showdown
with all three occurs in a strip joint.

The attack scenes are particularly gory in this special. Vampi is
draw as good as I have ever seen, that costume has always been
the best. Terry gives some nice insight into her thoughts about
her life and how Jackie feels about his fate. That is part of
what makes such a comic successful. There may be those who just
want the sex and blood and gore but many readers want more than
that and Terry delivers on this one. Great value at the price!
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[13] New Comic Book Releases List   [NCRL]      by Charles LePage
                                              chuck@comiclist.com

                      http://www.comiclist.com

New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, 11/16/2005, compiled
by Charles LePage with information from Suncoast Comics. This is
the *preliminary* list and is not complete.

The completed list is posted weekly, usually Tuesday evening, at
http://www.comiclist.com and other places.  You can receive this
list each Tuesday via email by following the instructions at the
web site, or you can email NCRL-subscribe@egroups.com

   PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in
all stores. Let CHARLES know if any of the names or numbers are
wrong.
                chuck@comiclist.com (Charles LePage)

       PUBLISHERS: If you know when your comics are going to be
available through Diamond, please email chuck@comiclist.com so
that he can place your comics on the appropriately dated list.
Thanks!

                      "TPB" = "trade paperback".
                       "GN" = "graphic novel".
                      "AA" = "available again".
                         "SC" = "softcover".
                         "HC" = "hardcover".
                      "S/N" = "signed/numbered".
                  "AR" = "ask retailer about price".

PUBLISHER
    TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS

DC COMICS
    All Star Superman #1, $2.99
    All Star Superman Variant Edition #1, $2.99
    Batman And The Monster Men #1 (Of 6), $2.99
    Batman Journey Into Knight #4 (Of 12), $2.50
    Birds Of Prey #88, $2.50
    Captain Atom Armageddon #2 (Of 9), $2.99
    Fables #43, $2.75
    Fountain HC, $39.99
    Green Arrow #56, $2.50
    Hellblazer #214, $2.75
    Legion Of Super Heroes Vol 1 Teenage Revolution TPB, $14.99
    Manhunter #16, $2.50
    Powerpuff Girls #68, $2.25
    Robotech Prelude To The Shadow Chronicles #3 (Of 5), $3.50

IMAGE COMICS
    Arthur Suydam Poster Book, $38.99
    Death Jr TPB, $14.99
    Kane V5 Untouchable Rico Costas & Other Stories TPB, $13.95
    Mage Vol 1 The Hero Discovered TPB, $29.99
    Pvp #20, $2.99
    Pvp Vol 3 Pvp Rides Again TPB, $11.99
    Saint Germaine Vol 1 Shadows Fall TPB, $14.99

MARVEL COMICS
    Astonishing X-Men Vol 2 Dangerous TPB, $14.99
    Books Of Doom #1 (Of 6), $2.99
    Captain Universe X-23, $2.99
    Daredevil Vs Punisher #6 (Of 6), $2.99
    Essential X-Factor Vol 1 TPB, $16.99
    Fantastic Four #532, $2.99
    Fantastic Four Iron Man Big In Japan #2 (Of 4), $3.50
    Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 2nd Ptg Var #1, $2.99
    Machine Teen History 101001 Digest TPB, $7.99
    Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20, $2.99
    Marvel Milestones Ult. Spider-Man X-Men Microman Mantor $3.99
    Marvel Monsters From The Files Of Ulysses Bloodstone, $3.99
    Marvel Must Haves Spider-Man & Black Cat #1-3, $4.99
    Marvel Select Flip Magazine #6, $3.99
    Marvel Tales Flip Magazine #5, $3.99
    Mutopia X #5 (Of 5), $2.99
    Runaways #10, $2.99
    Spider-Man Vs The Black Cat Vol 1 TPB, $14.99
    Thing #1, $2.99
    Ultimate Spider-Man #86, $2.50
    Ultimate X-Men Vol 12 Hard Lessons TPB, $12.99
    Weapon X Days Of Future Now #5 (Of 5), $2.99
    X-Men #177, $2.50
    X-Men Deadly Genesis #1 (Of 6), $3.99
    X-Men Deadly Genesis Quesada Variant #1 (Of 6) $3.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
    Wizard Anime Insider Naruto Cvr #27, $5.99

assorted
    1 World Manga Vol 2 TPB, $3.99
    Archie Digest #221, $2.39
    Army Of Darkness Greene Boomstick Foil Ed #2, AR
    Aspen Seasons Fall 2005 #1, $2.99
    Back Issue #13, $5.95
    Banana Sundays #4 (Of 4), $2.99
    Betty & Veronica #213, $2.25
    Bloodrayne Lycan Rex Horn Cvr B, $3.99
    Bloodrayne Lycan Rex Robinson Cvr A, $3.99
    Boston Blackie Bloody Shame GN, $9.89
    Comic Shop News #961, AR
    Comics Journal #272, $9.95
    Donald Duck And Friends #334, $2.95
    Event Horizon Vol 2 TPB (Of 12), $19.95
    Exalted #1 Power Foil Cvr Ed    Pi
    Hack Slash Vs Evil Ernie Crank Cvr B, $4.95
    Hack Slash Vs Evil Ernie Seeley Cvr A, $4.95
    Local #1 (Of 12), $2.99
    Mickey Mouse And Friends #283, $2.95
    Pirate Club #8, $2.95
    Secret Voice #1, $4.95
    Simpsons Comics #112, $2.99
    Sonic X #3 (Of 4), $2.25
    Vampirella Revelations Gonzalez Cvr #1, $2.99
    Vampirella Revelations Gonzalez Virgin Cvr #1, $14.95
    Vampirella Revelations Texeira Cvr #1, $2.99
    Vampirella Revelations Texeira Virgin Cvr #1, $14.95
    Worlds Of Cthulhu Magazine #3, $17.95
    Yu GI Oh Millennium World Vol 1 TPB, $7.95

ComicList for the foreseeable future...

TITLE                                               OLD      NEW

DARK HORSE COMICS
WETA Narnia White Witch Statue                     11/02    12/14
WETA Narnia Orieus Statue                          11/02    12/14

DC COMICS
Albion #4                                          10/26    12/07
Albion #5                                          11/30    12/28
Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Absolute Ed. HC     11/16    11/30
Ex Machina #16                                     10/19    11/23
Ex Machina #17                                     11/16    12/21
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #3                   11/16    11/23
Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1                    11/16    11/23
Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #4                         10/05    11/23
Superman & Batman DLX Bookends                     11/09    12/21
Superman 13" DLX Coll. Fig.                        11/02    11/30
Superman/Batman #23                                09/28    11/23
Teen Titans #30                                    11/16    11/23
Tom Strong #35                                     10/12    11/23
Top 10: Beyond The Farthest Precinct #4            11/16    11/23
Winter Men #3                                      11/09    12/28
Wonder Woman Mini Statue                           10/26    11/23
Wraithborn #3   SEP050300   11/16/05    11/23/05

MARVEL COMICS
Captain America #12                                10/26    11/23
Captain America #13                                09/28    12/21
Generation M #1                                    11/16    11/30
Iron Man #5                                        11/02    01/04
Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four Vol. 9 HC       11/16    11/23
Powers #15 (MR)                                    11/09    12/07
Powers #16 (MR)                                    11/30    01/04
Powers #17 (MR)                                    12/15    02/01
Secret War: Book Five                              10/12    12/14
Supreme Power: Hyperion #3 (MR)                    11/23    11/30
X-Factor #1                                        11/23    12/07
Young Avengers #10                                 11/09    12/21
Young Avengers #9                                  10/26    11/23
Marvel 1602: New World #5                          11/16    11/23
She-Hulk 2 #2                                      11/16    11/23
Ultimates 2 #9                                     11/16    11/23
Uncanny X-Men #466                                 11/16    11/23
Black Panther #10                                  11/23    11/30
Nightcrawler #12                                   11/23    11/30
Sentry #3                                          11/23    11/30
Wolverine #36 Reg./ SEP051921/ Quesada Var. Cvrs.  11/23    11/30
X-Men #178                                         11/23    11/30
X-Men and Power Pack #2                            11/23    11/30
Fantastic Four #533                                11/30    12/07
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COMICS OBSCURA                                        Mike Curtis
                                           shandafa@cyberback.com

[COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30
years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His
website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ]

ONE MUST BE TRUE TO THE CHARACTER

In 1993 an unauthorized live action BATMAN feature film was made
in the Philippines.  The principal inspiration for the film was
the Adam West TV series.  Proof of this can be seen in that the
actor playing the Joker sported a moustache with white makeup
smeared over it as Cesar Romero had done.
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[14] HYPE! & LINKS Section                                Various

THIS WEEK'S LINKS

These are the website URLS to the regular items that are usually
here every week or two:

World Wide Web Home Page

                    http://members.aol.com/ComicBkNet
Yahoo Group CBEM

           http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicBookNetworkEmag

Trivia sponsors:
       Discount Comic Book Service
                    http://www.dcbservice.com
       That's Entertainment
                    http://www.thatse.com
News:
Diamond Comics        http://www.diamondcomics.com
Marvel                http://www.Marvel.com
DC Comics             http://www.dccomics.com
The PULSE             http://www.comicon.com/pulse/
Comics Continuum      http://www.comicscontinuum.com/
Newsarama             http://www.Newsarama.com/
X-Fan                 http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/
The Comic Wire        http://www.comicbookresources.com/
ICV2                  http://www.ICV2.com
The SCOOP!            http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/
Alternative Comics    http://www.indyworld.com/altcomics
All The Rage          http://www.SilverBulletComicBooks.com
Lying in the Gutters  http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/

Columns:
New Comics Releases   http://www.comiclist.com
X-Fan Reviews         http://www.comixfan.com/xfan
Paul Dale Roberts     http://www.jazmaonline.com/
Richard Vasseur       http://www.jazmaonline.com/
Michael Vance         http://www.starland.com/sus
 Mark Allen
Jonathan A. Gilbert   http://www.twmgrafix.com
Sarah Haslett         http://www.HeroRealm.com
                      http://www.geocities.com/silva_shado
Alex Ness             http://www.Popthought.com
Mike Curtis           http://www.shandafantasyarts.net
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DARK HORSE COMICS FOR FEBRUARY
  ALIENS/PREDATOR PANEL TO PANEL TPB
  By various.
  Two extraterrestrial species have haunted<and hunted<mankind
throughout history: one a parasitic killing machine that uses
humans as unwilling hosts for its lethal offspring, the other a
relentless stalker that uses otherworldly stealth technology and
weaponry to take men as grisly trophy kills. For over two
decades, Dark Horse Comics has catalogued these terrifying
contacts, harnessing the talents of a virtual who's who list of
comics, science-fiction, and fantasy illustrators to bring these
tales to life. And now, one deluxe volume gathers all the best of
these visual horrors into one arena. Aliens/Predator Panel to
Panel showcases page after page of some of the most compelling
artworks ever seen in graphic fiction, stunning visions by John
Bolton, Dave Dorman, Mark Schultz, Richard Corben, Mike Mignola,
Doug Wheatley, Arthur Suydam, Mark A. Nelson, Alex Maleev, Den
Beauvais, Glenn Fabry, Jon Foster, David Michael Beck, Sam Keith,
Doug Mahnke, and many, many more.
  192 pages, $19.95, in stores on March 22.

  BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #109
  Written and art by Hiroaki Samura.
  "Shortcut," part 3 of 5. Hiroaki Samura takes his readers on a
stroll down a dark, disturbing pathway in the "Shortcut" story
arc. Mozen's recently botched "exploratory operation" on Manji
brings unexpected results. Backstabbing Burando, Kagimura's most
deranged medical examiner, is about to have his chance to cut
into Manji to explore the secrets of the kessen-chu, the mystical
bloodworms that heal Manji's wounds and grant him near-
immortality. Enraged and in chains in Kagimura's prison, Manji
befriends his dim-witted cellmate, Dewanosuke, and begins to
formulate an escape plan.
  32 pages, black and white, $2.99.

  CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 10: WHEN GIANTS WALK THE EARTH AND
OTHER STORIES TPB
  Written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema, Howard Chaykin and
others.
  Treading the long and winding path toward his eventual
monarchy, Conan becomes witness to the corruption and devastation
of many a fantastic kingdom along the way. Not the least of which
being the marvelous, and equally dangerous, lands of Harakht<home
to the fearsome Hawk-Riders and their enormous avian beasts.
Despite the overwhelming odds and the presence of a mysterious,
earthbound space rock, it will take more than a flock of giant
and savage birds to strike fear in the Barbarian's heart. With
his lover Belit<the Queen of the Black Coast<at his side, no
threats, terrestrial or otherwise, will prevent Conan from
fulfilling his destiny, Featuring nine more issues from the famed
Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories
showcasing Conan's adventures with Belit the She-Pirate, one of
Robert E. Howard's most powerful and beloved female characters.
Collecting Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #72-77, and #79-81.
  168 pages, $16.95, in stores on March 8.

  CONAN #25
  Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave
Stewart, cover by Tony Harris.
  Conan crossed the wrong people, and now he's got the entire
Zamorian Army on his tail, led by a rogue who may be even more
cunning than Conan. But Conan's not running, and he's not hiding
-- if they want a fight, he'll give it to them. Yet, even if he
can take on an entire army and win, there are worse things in
Zamora than swords, and worse sorcerers to unleash them. Will
they succeed in destroying the daring Cimmerian . . . or will
they just make him mad?
  32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Feb. 8.

  CONCRETE VOLUME 4: KILLER SMILE TPB
  Written and art by Paul Chadwick.
  Standing in the shadow of celebrity has its ups and downs, as
Concrete's personal assistant, Larry Munro, knows all too well.
But there are darker places than any shadow, as Larry learns the
hard way when he is taken hostage by a psychotic gunman who
forces Larry to be his chauffeur on a road trip destined to end
in disaster . . . unless Larry can muster the courage to act. The
return of Paul Chadwick's award-winning Concrete has ushered in a
resurgence of interest in the acclaimed series, and Killer Smile
is Chadwick's darkest Concrete work, a harrowing tale Frank
Miller called "edge-of-your-seat suspense, full of unpredictable
twists and turns." This value-priced volume collects Killer Smile
plus bonus short stories. This volume contains Killer Smile #1-4,
short stories "Under the Desert Stars," "Four-Wheeled Sleeping
Pill," "King of the Early Evening," "Enough World," "Family
Night," "American Christmas" and "100 Horrors."
  184 pages, $12.95, in stores on March 15.

  CRYING FREEMAN VOLUME 1 TPB
  Written by Kazuo Koike, art by Ryoichi Ikegami.
  He is Yo Himomura, deadly assassin for the 108 Dragons, the
Chinese Mafia. But to the criminal underworld who fear him, he is
known as Crying Freeman, the killer who sheds tears at the fate
of his victims. Young, handsome, sensitive, an artist, Yo has
been hypnotically programmed by his Dragon masters to kill on
command: he cannot resist his masters' commands to kill, his
masters cannot stop his tears of remorse. Written by the
legendary Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, and
illustrated by the incomparable Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman
is adult manga at its most challenging: dark, violent, morally
complex, erotically charged, and regarded worldwide as one of the
classics of adult graphic fiction. Dark Horse Manga is proud to
present Crying Freeman, yet another of the jewels in the crown of
manga classics, presented in its original right-to-left reading
orientation.
  408 pages, black and white, $14.95, in stores on March 8.

  THE GOON #16
  Written and art by Eric Powell.
  The tide has turned in Goon's war against the undead hordes of
the Zombie Priest<or has it? With Buzzard now preventing the
harvest of any fresh corpses from the cemetery, the Priest grows
desperate. So desperate that he unleashes incantations of
previously unseen power to create a whole new breed of minion<one
that may be beyond even the strength of the Goon to contain. But
one pays a price for conjuring such evil into the world, and the
Zombie Priest quickly discovers that the cost of such power may
be far more than he bargained for.
  32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Feb. 15.

  GRENDEL SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIIMITED-EDITION PRINT
  Coming up on the 25th anniversary of Matt Wagner's multiple
award-winning creation, this signed-and-numbered limited-edition
art print is the proverbial shot across the bow<Dark Horse's
opening salvo heralding the Grendel goodness to come. One of the
modern masters of comics art, Matt Wagner honed his skill with
tales of the Devil, a spirit of vengeance passed down through the
ages in bloody incarnations that have chilled readers to the
bone. Appropriately immortalized in this high-quality poster-
sized archival print is the very first of Wagner's Grendel
characters<Hunter Rose! This gorgeous image first graced the
cover of the collected Grendel: Red, White, & Black trade
paperback anthology, and is now available to grace the walls of
your own home. Individually signed and numbered by Wagner, these
17" x 24 1/2" prints have been limited to an edition of only one
hundred. They ship flat, shrink-wrapped to a cardboard backing,
and will arrive ready for framing. Available now, this limited
supply will not last long.
  Signed and numbered, limited to 100, $100.

  HARLEQUIN PINK: IDOL DREAMS TPB
  Written by Charlotte Lamb, art by Toko Hanabusa.
  Quincy wouldn't have seen this coming in her wildest dreams.
What ordinary girl-next-door would? One minute you're sitting
down to tea in your kitchen, talking with a friend, and the
next<the man of your dreams comes knocking at your door, and he's
looking for you. Quincy never expected to be swept off her feet
by a gorgeous, world-famous pop star, but now that it's
happening, she's not sure she's the right one for him. Swept up
in the glamorous thrill of it all, Quincy is worried that it's
all happening a little too fast, not to mention her concerns that
she's really not the right girl to call a sexy superstar her
boyfriend. It's a good thing for Joe that his desire to be with
her is as strong as his star appeal.
  160 pages, black and white, $9.95.

  HARLEQUIN VIOLET: HOLDING ON TO ALEX TPB
  Written by Margaret Way, art by Misao Hoshiai.
  Alex's life was moving in a dream direction. A beautiful prima
ballerina with a promising career, she had long ago sacrificed
many things<including her first love<to pursue her dream of
dancing on the world's most prestigious stages. When fate strikes
Alex a terrible blow, and a devastating injury leaves her unable
to dance. As if the loss of her hard-earned career wasn't enough,
Alex is shocked when the first visitor to call on her in the
hospital is Scott -- the man whose love she denied to pursue her
dream to dance. Will fate strike another devastating blow to the
fallen ballerina, or does Scott have something more to offer her
than a regretful look at a long-lost love?
  120 pages, black and white, $9.95, in stores on March 1.

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