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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 ]

HE WAS A CAPTAIN BEFORE HE WAS SECOND IN COMMAND

Jonathan Frakes is best known for being Number One, the second
in command of the USS Enterprise in STAR TREK THE NEXT
GENERATION.  Before that he was most visible as the major
portrayer of CAPTAIN AMERICA in personal appearances for Marvel
Comics.  He is easily recognizable in photos with Rosalyn and
Amy Carter at the White House kicking off an Energy campaign.
Good luck finding pictures on the web.  I have some but can't
put my hands on them in the office.
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[13] 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!

WALKING MAN COMICS PRESENTS SPECIAL #62 - February 2006
"10 Years of Monthly Mini-Comics Publications"
28 pages, black on colored paper, digest-sized minicomic, $2.00
by Matt Levin

Walking Man Comics
123 Elm Street
Hatfield, MA 01038

Walking Man Comics Presents is one of a series of Mini-Comics
from Walking Man Comics including MUSICOMICS #1-56 & WALKING MAN
COMICS 1-25. Any 4 are $3 or $1 each. Send a 39-cent stamp with
your address for a 12-page sampler.

Around the time I took over the editorial reigns of CBEM and made
it a weekly (well 96% of the time) publication, Matt Levin began
putting out these imaginative and elegant little mini-comics on a
monthly basis. This issue is a celebration of that landmark. It
is also probably the best introduction to the series there is. He
made this one bigger in page count and size to reprint pages he
did for the Small Press Syndicate fanzine, RAP SHEET, along with
some new material. In it he explains how and why he makes his
mini-comics every month along with commentary about his tools of
the art, rubber stamps.

In his promotional material he lays out what his goals have been
- to provide an encouraging example to all who might feel unable
to create comics artwork, and to promote mini-comics as an
affordable, accessible means of self-expression. He has succeeded
in both. Over the years I have been reading his comics I have
always been amazed at the simple yet elegant story being told
using just a few images arranged in various ways. But despite his
somewhat humble promotional blurb, it is clear he also has a
talent for script and composition that comes with practice and
honing his skill. Each issue takes a theme and then blends words
and pictures as well as any mainstream 4-color comic.

This retrospective from the author's view tells some of how he
does it. He goes over the peculiarities of his chosen form - the
fact that some stamps he used before cannot now be used to make
comics. He mentions how it is sometimes difficult to find stamps
he can use. Imagine have a particular story that requires owls,
but not being able to find a picture of an owl that fits the
mood. In this case the "picture" is a rubber stamp. He talks of
the unique features of using stamps, the pluses and minuses.
While I think this is a fascinating and fun form of making comics
- some comic snobs think otherwise. It is sort of an
UNDERSTANDING COMICS for the a tiny segment of the mini-comic
sub-genre.

I know I encourage everyone to at least try an issue or even get
the sampler to see the power of this format. Now I think if you
have not done so yet then spring for the $2 and get this one
instead. It is good reading and very instructive. You may even
get the bug to try making such a comic yourself. And that would
be a beautiful thing!

THUNDER MONKEY #1 (ashcan preview)
"Knuckle Sandwich"
Black & white graytones, 24 pages, $2.95 (April 2006)
By Lee Oaks

Dream Bug Productions
Laramie, WY

I am not sure what to think about this comic. At times is tries
to be a serious adventure comic that happens to have a talking
monkey as its protagonist. At other times it reads more like a
spoof of crime and spy stories in comics and other media. The
story is told in flashback by a thug who is in the hospital. He
is into the mob for too much money and when they come to collect
his brilliant plan s to escape out the window and then rob a
convenience store. What he did not count on was a powerful simian
with near-invulnerable skin. Not to be stopped, Mr. Wisebrow
takes a hostage and leaves the store. Now we have a standoff in
the street and Wisebrow suddenly has allies. Time to se what this
monkey can do. Like any good comic hero he sheds his outer
clothes to reveal a costume. Next is the obligatory fight scene
and eventually the fate of Wisebrow is resolve. There are some
interesting characters that get involved. Lee only scratches the
surface of the extent of the dealings of the mafia in this
series.

This was a good enough first issue to gain interest. The super-
monkey has an interesting vulnerability and the enemies are tough
and resourceful. Lee has a talent for scripting and his art and
composition are very good. I think this will look decent in a
regular-sized comic. If it doesn't get lost in the sea of
struggling independents out there it should be able to find an
audience.

BOOM! STUDIOS
www.boom-studios.com

PLANETARY BRIGADE #1
24 pages, full color, $2.99
Written and created by Keith Giffen and J.M. Dematteis
Cover art by Matt Haley
Colors by Pilvi of Imaginary Friends Studio
Letters by Ed Dukeshire
Main art by: Joe Abraham 1-2, Cynthis Martin 3-8, Eduardo
Barretto 9-12, Mark Badger 13-18, Chase Conley 19-20

This is a good start for yet another super hero group series.
Captain Valor has appeared in HERO SQUARED but if you are like me
and have not read any of that or maybe one issue, it does not
detract from enjoying this story. This is an interesting mix of
people with some familiar icons and some new takes on powers.
Valor is the Superman of the group and they have a guy in a mask
and armor, complete with the Excalibur sword calling himself Grim
Knight. The best part of this opening story is the banter between
these two guys with Valor using familiar phrases toward the
Knight - like "old chum", "sword slinger" and "little buddy"
making the Knight madder at each one and counters by calling
Valor "white bread." Likewise the opening has Valor lecturing
teammate Purring Pussycat, presumably a feline fighter type, who
continues to tease him with sexual nuances while he remains Mr.
Super straight. The interesting member is the resident mystic
Third Eye who is a seventeen year-old female with an eye in her
forehead. She does the whole astral plane thing and senses
disturbances in the Force - er.. dimensional rifts among other
things. Then there is Gaia who is the personification of the
Earth Goddess who takes over the body of a human, Lisa, to
protect the planet and its life. This time she is teamed with the
resident alien, a Prissuvian named Mr. Brilliant, who is stranded
here and amuses himself with helping the team and drinking
martinis.

The menace they encounter is a portal between dimensions. Third
eye soon discovers it is not a thing but a person, a man, who is
actually acting as the portal. He is letting in some strange
monsters and TE fears even worse will get across. Much of the
issue is expository of necessity but it is a good baseline to
work from to continue the story.

The story is well structured and scripted. The witty banter is a
trademark of Giffen and hits the mark more often than not.
However, there is a flaw. Nowhere is it explained why there are
five different artists on the different parts of he story. It
could be deadline crunch or someone's idea of a fun start. I
would have preferred that cover artist Matt Haley did the whole
book, as his style is most pleasing. The rest are good artists as
well but the clash of styles is a bit jarring especially when you
get to the part done by Mark Badger. His is more flat, if that is
what you call it and comes right after Barretto's which is more
reminiscent of Neal Adams. I hope they stick with one artist
after this. The series could find an audience for the die-hard
hero fans.

ZOMBIE TALES: DEATH VALLEY #2
48 pages, full color, square bound, $6.99
Story - Andrew Cosby
Written by - Johanna Stokes
Pencil & Ink by Rhoald Marcellus
Color by Arif Priyanto
Letters by Marshall Dillon

When lost we saw our intrepid teens they were trapped on a roof
with a bunch of zombies trying to climb up to get them. They see
a gun store across the street and realize it is their only hope
for survival so the do a hand over hand across the power lines
and crash in through a window. These two guys and three girls may
be the only survivors in Los Angeles of some strange event that
changed everyone into flesh eating dead people, and pets. They
happened to be in an old bomb shelter at the time and escaped the
plague. Now they have to somehow escape L.A. if they want to
live.

It seems the zombies sleep during the day so the kids take cars
and set out to find family and gather supplies before nightfall.
Their emergent leader is the daughter of a military man. The
recent events have made her rethink the estranged relationship
with the father she may never see again. Along the way they have
lost friends to the zombies and they too became one of the
undead. It is not until they realize just how that change happens
that it dawns on them how serious their plight is. One last
desperate attempt at flight is all they have before certain death
awaits them.

This story got me in the first chapter and this part moves on to
the stunning conclusion with little pause to reflect. The strong
female Sam is a great character complete with her own flaws as
are the others. There is a bit of romance and humor to balance
the horror and the action is almost non-stop. It is very
entertaining. I never thought I would enjoy a zombie tale so much
bit this is a keeper.
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[14] TOP 100 COMICS FOR JAN 2006                   Diamond Comics

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that have shipped and billed for the month before. Rankings are
based on orders placed by comic retailers and reflect total units
ordered and dollar values of total ordered. This is NOT a list of
comics that sold the most copies to the consumers - it is a list
of ORDERS by DEALERS that were actually sold, shipped and
invoiced to the dealers by Diamond. Other distributors and sales
to newsstands are not included. Items marked ** are In Stock at
Diamond and available for reorder.

[  ] TOP 100 COMICS FOR JANUARY 2006               Diamond Comics

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that have shipped and billed for the month before. Rankings are
based on orders placed by comic retailers and reflect total units
ordered and dollar values of total ordered. This is NOT a list of
comics that sold the most copies to the consumers - it is a list
of ORDERS by DEALERS that were actually sold, shipped and
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to newsstands are not included. Items marked ** are In Stock at
Diamond and available for reorder.

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                             Comics, Magazines, & Graphic Novels
Publisher                         Dollar Share    Unit Share

MARVEL COMICS                        36.79%         42.17%
DC COMICS                            35.30%         37.35%
DARK HORSE COMICS                     5.37%          3.70%
IMAGE COMICS                          3.34%          3.18%
VIZ LLC                               2.18%          1.01%
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT                  1.82%          1.21%
IDW PUBLISHING                        1.80%          1.82%
TOKYOPOP                              1.74%          0.71%
DYNAMIC FORCES                        1.22%          1.26%
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING                 0.88%          0.91%
AVATAR PRESS INC                      0.66%          0.48%
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS/EROS COMIX        0.57%          0.22%
ASPEN MLT INC                         0.49%          0.44%
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING                   0.46%          0.33%
A. D. VISION                          0.39%          0.14%
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE                  0.36%          0.13%
SLG PUBLISHING                        0.36%          0.33%
UDON ENTERTAINMENT CORP               0.32%          0.35%
MVCREATIONS                           0.30%          0.08%
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS             0.28%          0.42%
Other Non-Top 20                      5.36%          3.74%

TOP 100 COMICS

Rank Index Description                                  Price PUB

  1 292.78 INFINITE CRISIS #4 (Of 7)                    $3.99 DC
  2 199.31 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #2                         $2.99 DC
  3 195.19 NEW AVENGERS #15                             $2.50 MAR
  4 152.96 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #528*                     $2.50 MAR
  5 135.82 GREEN LANTERN #7                             $2.99 DC
  6 132.61 ULTIMATE EXTINCTION #1 (Of 5)                $2.99 MAR
  7 127.94 UNCANNY X-MEN #468                           $2.50 MAR
  8 126.12 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #4*         $2.99 MAR
  9 120.11 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #22*               $2.99 MAR
 10 118.78 X-MEN #181                                   $2.50 MAR
 11 118.74 JLA #124                                     $2.50 DC
 12 118.18 ULTIMATE X-MEN #66                           $2.50 MAR
 13 117.67 X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #3 (Of 6)               $3.50 MAR
 14 115.32 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #89                      $2.50 MAR
 15 113.73 WOLVERINE #38                                $2.50 MAR
 16 110.13 X-MEN 198 #1 (Of 5)                          $2.99 MAR
 17 108.29 DAY O/VENGEANCE INFINITE CRISIS SP           $3.99 DC
 18 104.56 TEEN TITANS #31                              $2.50 DC
 19 100.00 BATMAN #649                                  $2.50 DC
 20  99.02 SUPERMAN #225                                $2.50 DC
 21  96.97 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR X-MEN SP             $2.99 MAR
 22  96.11 GREEN LANTERN CORPS RECHARGE #4 (Of 6)       $2.99 DC
 23  91.31 GHOST RIDER #5 (Of 6)                        $2.99 MAR
 24  84.79 X-MEN END MEN & X-MEN #1 (Of 6)              $2.99 MAR
 25  84.49 SON O/M #2 (Of 6)                            $2.99 MAR
 26  82.62 SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO #6Of6  $2.99 MAR
 27  80.28 JSA #81                                      $2.50 DC
 28  78.39 SUPERMAN SHAZAM FIRST THUNDER #3 (Of 4)      $3.50 DC
 29  75.66 NEW EXCALIBUR #3                             $2.99 MAR
 30  72.89 TRANSFORMERS INFILTRATION #1*                $2.99 IDW
 31  72.60 ADVS O/SUPERMAN #648                         $2.50 DC
 32  72.53 IRON MAN #5                                  $2.99 MAR
 33  70.94 DAREDEVIL #81                                $2.99 MAR
 34  70.58 OUTSIDERS #32                                $2.50 DC
 35  70.03 SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN #2 (Of 5)                $2.99 MAR
 36  68.81 NEW X-MEN #22                                $2.99 MAR
 37  68.70 JSA CLASSIFIED #7                            $2.50 DC
 38  68.39 WONDER WOMAN #225                            $2.50 DC
 39  67.10 RED SONJA #4                                 $2.99 DE
 40  66.61 GENERATION M #3 (Of 5)                       $2.99 MAR
 41  65.91 ACTION COMICS #835                           $2.50 DC
 42  65.04 FLASH #230                                   $2.50 DC
 43  63.06 JLA CLASSIFIED #16                           $2.99 DC
 44  61.71 MARVEL ZOMBIES #2 (Of 5)                     $2.99 MAR
 45  58.57 X-MEN 198 FILES                              $3.99 MAR
 46  57.68 INCREDIBLE HULK #91                          $2.99 MAR
 47  57.02 DETECTIVE COMICS #815                        $2.50 DC
 48  56.29 NIGHTWING #116                               $2.50 DC
 49  56.09 SENTINEL SQUAD ONE #1 (Of 5)                 $2.99 MAR
 50  55.64 PUNISHER #29 (MR)                            $2.99 MAR
 51  53.68 EXILES #75                                   $2.99 MAR
 52  52.65 EXILES #76                                   $2.99 MAR
 53  52.57 SGT ROCK PROPHECY #1 (Of 6)                  $2.99 DC
 54  52.47 LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #13                    $2.99 DC
 55  51.15 CONAN #24 (MR)                               $2.99 DAR
 56  51.05 PLANETARY #24                                $2.99 DC
 57  49.68 GREEN ARROW #58                              $2.50 DC
 58  49.42 SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #5 (Of 6) (MR)       $2.99 MAR
 59  49.11 MYTHOS X-MEN                                 $3.99 MAR
 60  48.83 BIRDS O/PREY #90                             $2.50 DC
 61  48.23 SEVEN SOLDIERS MISTER MIRACLE #3 (Of 4)      $2.99 DC
 62  47.41 SEVEN SOLDIERS FRANKENSTEIN #2 (Of 4)        $2.99 DC
 63  47.29 ROBIN #146                                   $2.50 DC
 64  46.50 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #73                    $2.50 DC
 65  45.76 NEXT WAVE #1                                 $2.99 MAR
 66  45.23 SHE-HULK 2 #4                                $2.99 MAR
 67  44.78 BLACK PANTHER #12                            $2.99 MAR
 68  44.36 PULSE #13                                    $2.99 MAR
 69  44.24 DEFENDERS #5 (Of 5)                          $2.99 MAR
 70  43.68 SPAWN #152                                   $2.95 IMA
 71  43.50 BATMAN & MONSTER MEN #3 (Of 6)               $2.99 DC
 72  42.45 BATGIRL #72                                  $2.50 DC
 73  41.57 Y THE LAST MAN #41                           $2.99 DC
 74  40.69 IRON MAN INEVITABLE #2 (Of 6)                $2.99 MAR
 75  40.33 BOOKS O/DOOM #3 (Of 6)                       $2.99 MAR
 76  40.06 RUNAWAYS #12                                 $2.99 MAR
 77  39.55 JONAH HEX #3                                 $2.99 DC
 78  38.95 FABLES #45 (MR)                              $2.75 DC
 79  38.89 HAWKMAN #48                                  $2.50 DC
 80  38.27 PUNISHER VS BULLSEYE #3 (Of 5)               $2.99 MAR
 81  37.74 CABLE DEADPOOL #24                           $2.99 MAR
 82  37.65 STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC #1        $2.99 DAR
 83  37.61 BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #199          $2.50 DC
 84  37.55 ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A-Z #1  $3.99 MAR
 85  37.54 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #17                         $2.99 MAR
 86  36.36 CATWOMAN #51                                 $2.50 DC
 87  36.07 FIRESTORM #21                                $2.50 DC
 88  35.99 X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #5 (Of 5)           $2.99 MAR
 89  35.67 STAR WARS PURGE ONE SHOT                     $2.99 DAR
 90  35.01 THING #3                                     $2.99 MAR
 91  34.74 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #6 (Of 12)        $2.50 DC
 92  34.25 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #26                         $2.99 MAR
 93  34.19 CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #4 (Of 9)            $2.99 DC
 94  33.98 EX MACHINA #17 (MR)                          $2.99 DC
 95  33.71 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #81                       $2.99 DAR
 96  33.21 STREET FIGHTER II #2*                        $2.95 UDO
 97  33.16 X-STATIX PRESENTS DEAD GIRL #1 (Of 5)        $2.99 MAR
 98  32.93 ARES #1 (Of 5)                               $2.99 MAR
 99  31.99 MARVEL TEAM-UP #16                           $2.99 MAR
100  31.90 DANGER GIRL BACK I/BLACK #3 (Of 4)           $2.99 DC


TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADE PAPERBACKS

Rank Index    Description                               Price PUB

  1 12.85 SERENITY TP                                   $9.95 DAR
  2 11.98 DC UNIVERSE STORIES O/ALAN MOORE (MR)        $19.99 DC
  3 10.50 SUPERMAN SACRIFICE TP                        $14.99 DC
  4  9.42 NEW AVENGERS VOL 1 BREAKOUT TP               $14.99 MAR
  5  9.17 V FOR VENDETTA TP                            $19.99 DC
  6  8.75 JLA VOL 18 CRISIS O/CONSCIENCE TP            $12.99 DC
  7  8.19 BATMAN HUSH RETURNS TP                       $12.99 DC
  8  8.02 TEEN TITANS OUTSIDERS INSIDERS TP             $9.99 DC
  9  7.97 SEVEN SOLDIERS O/VICTORY VOL 1 TP            $14.99 DC
 10  7.72 SAMURAI EXECUTIONER VOL 8 TP (MR)             $9.95 DAR
 11  7.66 SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN ARROW VOL 1 TP       $16.99 DC
 12  7.31 ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK O/T MARVEL U.V1  $16.99 MAR
 13  7.04 ULTIMATE ANNUALS VOL 1 TP                    $13.99 MAR
 14  6.98 CHRONICLES O/CONAN V9 RIVER DRAGONS & OTHERS $16.95 DAR
 15  6.69 ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL 5 TP                  $16.99 MAR
 16  6.32 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 5 TP                  $9.99 VIZ
 17  6.10 BERSERK VOL 10 TP (MR)                       $13.95 DAR
 18  6.00 NEW AVENGERS VOL 2 SENTRY PREM HC            $19.99 MAR
 19  5.91 BATMAN ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL 3 HC    $49.99 DC
 20  5.31 HELLBLAZER STARING A/T WALL TP (MR)          $14.99 DC
 21  5.28 INU YASHA VOL 24 TP                           $8.95 VIZ
 22  5.23 MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE VOL 1 TP                $12.95 MVC
 23  4.98 FLASH ROGUE WAR TP                           $17.99 DC
 24  4.40 PENNY ARCADE VOL 1 ATTACK O/T BACON ROBOTS   $12.95 DAR
 25  4.37 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD TP                     $14.99 MAR
 26  4.22 X-MEN BLACK PANTHER TP                       $11.99 MAR
 27  4.13 OH MY GODDESS VOL 22 RTL TP                  $10.95 DAR
 28  4.10 STAR WARS TALES VOL 6 TP                     $19.95 DAR
 29  3.69 POWERS VOL 1 HC (MR)                         $29.99 MAR
 30  3.63 MICKEY MOUSE ADVS VOL 7 TP                    $7.95 GEM
 31  3.62 BATMAN RAS AL GHUL YEAR ONE TP                $9.99 DC
 32  3.52 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 5 HC                      $29.99 MAR
 33  3.34 WEAPON X DAYS O/FUTURE NOW TP                $13.99 MAR
 34  3.28 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER TP                     $15.99 MAR
 35  3.23 AVENGERS ABOVE & BEYOND TP                   $24.99 MAR
 36  3.17 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CAVALCADE O/HORROR TP     $19.95 DAR
 37  3.13 SEXY CHIX TP                                 $12.95 DAR
 38  3.03 WARREN ELLIS APPARAT VOL 1 TP (MR)           $12.99 AVA
 39  2.96 SOULFIRE VOL 1 HC                            $24.99 ASP
 40  2.74 RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 22 TP                     $7.95 VIZ
 41  2.71 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 VOL 4 IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
             HAPPEN EVERY DAY TP                       $14.99 MAR
 42  2.70 GODLAND VOL 1 HELLO COSMIC TP                $14.99 IMA
 43  2.67 MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE VOL 2 TP                $18.95 MVC
 44  2.67 BONE VOL 3 EYES O/T STORM COLOR ED SC         $9.99 SCH
 45  2.65 SPIDER-MAN VS SILVER SABLE VOL 1 TP          $15.99 MAR
 46  2.59 GOLDEN AGE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC           $49.99 DC
 47  2.59 TENJHO TENGE VOL 5                            $9.99 DC
 48  2.57 FULL METAL PANIC OVERLOAD MANGA VOL 3 TP      $9.99 ADV
 49  2.50 WALKING DEAD VOL 4 HEARTS DESIRE TP (MR)     $12.99 IMA
 50  2.49 X-MEN KITTY PRYDE SHADOW & FLAME TP          $14.99 MAR
 51  2.46 TEEN TITANS VOL 4 FUTURE I/NOW TP             $9.99 DC
 52  2.43 WATCHMEN TP                                  $19.99 DC
 53  2.34 FUSHIGI YUGI VOL 17 GN                        $9.95 VIZ
 54  2.22 FABLES VOL 6 HOMELANDS TP (MR)               $14.99 DC
 55  2.21 WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP (MR)      $9.95 IMA
 56  2.19 MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS TALES TO ASTONISH
              VOL 1 HC 2ND ED                          $49.99 MAR
 57  2.03 SPIDER-GIRL VOL 5 ENDGAME DIGEST TP           $7.99 MAR
 58  2.00 VILLAINS UNITED TP                           $12.99 DC
 59  1.98 DESCENDANTS O/DARKNESS VOL 9 GN               $9.99 VIZ
 60  1.95 LUIS ROYO SUBVERSIVE BEAUTY REG ED HC (MR)   $19.95 HEA
 61  1.94 CAPTAIN UNIVERSE UNIVERSAL HEROES TP         $13.99 MAR
 62  1.93 BILLY THE KIDS OLD TIMEY ODDITIES TP         $13.95 DAR
 63  1.91 SHI JU NEN TP                                $12.95 DAR
 64  1.89 LADY SNOWBLOOD VOL 2 DEEP SEATED GRUDGE TP   $14.95 DAR
 65  1.88 MARVEL MASTERWORKS ATLAS TALES TO ASTONISH
              VOL 1 HC VAR ED                          $54.99 MAR
 66  1.88 MARVEL MASTERWORKS INCREDIBLE HULK V3 HC VAR $54.99 MAR
 67  1.87 NEW RECRUITS TP                              $12.95 DAR
 68  1.87 MAZE AGENCY VOL 1 TP                         $24.99 IDW
 69  1.86 MARVEL MASTERWORKS INCREDIBLE HULK V3 HC 2ND $49.99 MAR
 70  1.82 OMAC PROJECT TP                              $14.99 DC
 71  1.80 Y THE LAST MAN VOL 6 GIRL O/GIRL TP (MR)     $12.99 DC
 72  1.74 VIDEO GIRL AI VOL 14 LENS STORY TP            $9.99 VIZ
 73  1.69 KODT BUNDLE O/TROUBLE VOL 14 TP              $11.99 KZR
 74  1.69 YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 12 TP                    $7.95 VIZ
 75  1.67 ONE PIECE VOL 9 GN                            $7.95 VIZ
 76  1.64 GI JOE VOL 8 RISE O/T RED SHADOWS TP         $14.95 DDP
 77  1.60 RANN THANAGAR WAR TP                         $12.99 DC
 78  1.58 DEATH NOTE VOL 3 TP                           $7.99 VIZ
 79  1.58 SAIKANO VOL 7 GN (MR)                         $9.95 VIZ
 80  1.56 TRANSFORMERS GI JOE VOL 1 POCKET ED TP        $9.95 DES
 81  1.56 MEOW BABY GN                                 $16.95 FAN
 82  1.56 BATMAN HUSH VOL 1 TP                         $12.95 DC
 83  1.53 WALKING DEAD VOL 2 MILES BEHIND US TP (MR)   $12.95 IMA
 84  1.53 ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 2 DANGEROUS TP         $14.99 MAR
 85  1.52 KAMIKAZE KAITO JEANNE VOL 2                   $9.99 DC
 86  1.52 BORGIA BLOOD FOR POPE HC (MR)                $14.95 HEA
 87  1.51 WALKING DEAD VOL 3 SAFETY BEHIND BARS TP (MR)$12.95 IMA
 88  1.50 BASTARD VOL 10 TP (MR)                        $9.99 VIZ
 89  1.48 ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 1 GIFTED TP            $14.99 MAR
 90  1.44 ULTIMATE GALACTUS BK 2 SECRET TP             $12.99 MAR
 91  1.44 GLASS WINGS GN                                $9.99 TKP
 92  1.42 FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS I/EXILE TP               $9.99 DC
 93  1.42 DAY O/VENGEANCE TP                           $12.99 DC
 94  1.35 SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 2 SUPERGIRL TP           $12.99 DC
 95  1.34 LAND O/T BLINDFOLDED VOL 6                    $9.99 DC
 96  1.33 ULTIMATES 2 VOL 1 GODS & MONSTERS TP         $15.99 MAR
 97  1.32 Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED TP             $12.99 DC
 98  1.32 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE GN                           $9.99 TKP
 99  1.32 CRISIS O/INFINITE EARTHS TP                  $29.99 DC
100  1.32 TOP COWS BEST O/MICHAEL TURNER TP            $24.99 IMA


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  1 SAMURAI EXECUTIONER VOL 8 TP (MR)                   $9.95 DAR
  2 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 5 TP                        $9.99 VIZ
  3 BERSERK VOL 10 TP (MR)                             $13.95 DAR
  4 INU YASHA VOL 24 TP                                 $8.95 VIZ
  5 OH MY GODDESS VOL 22 RTL TP                        $10.95 DAR
  6 VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOL 3 DEMON DEATHCHASE NOVEL SC    $8.95 DAR
  7 RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 22 TP                           $7.95 VIZ
  8 TENJHO TENGE VOL 5                                  $9.99 DC
  9 FULL METAL PANIC OVERLOAD MANGA VOL 3 TP            $9.99 ADV
 10 FUSHIGI YUGI VOL 17 GN                              $9.95 VIZ
 11 DESCENDANTS O/DARKNESS VOL 9 GN                     $9.99 VIZ
 12 LADY SNOWBLOOD VOL 2 DEEP SEATED GRUDGE TP (MR)    $14.95 DAR
 13 VIDEO GIRL AI VOL 14 LENS STORY TP                  $9.99 VIZ
 14 YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 12 TP                          $7.95 VIZ
 15 ONE PIECE VOL 9 GN                                  $7.95 VIZ
 16 DEATH NOTE VOL 3 TP                                 $7.99 VIZ
 17 SAIKANO VOL 7 GN (MR)                               $9.95 VIZ
 18 KAMIKAZE KAITO JEANNE VOL 2                         $9.99 DC
 19 BASTARD VOL 10 TP (MR)                              $9.99 VIZ
 20 GLASS WINGS GN                                      $9.99 TKP
 21 LAND O/T BLINDFOLDED VOL 6                          $9.99 DC
 22 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE GN                                 $9.99 TKP
 23 SERAPHIC FEATHER VOL 6 COLLISION COURSE TP (MR)    $15.95 DAR
 24 SEQUENCE GN                                         $9.99 TKP
 25 W JULIET VOL 8 GN                                   $9.99 VIZ
 26 CHEEKY ANGEL VOL 10 GN                              $9.99 VIZ
 27 TRAMPS LIKE US VOL 8 GN (Of 12) (MR)                $9.99 TKP
 28 BLAME VOL 3 GN (Of 10) (MR)                         $9.99 TKP
 29 REBIRTH VOL 17 GN (Of 19)                           $9.99 TKP
 30 HERE IS GREENWOOD VOL 8 GN                          $9.99 VIZ
 31 DOUBT VOL 6 GN                                      $9.99 VIZ
 32 CASE CLOSED VOL 9 GN                                $9.95 VIZ
 33 SHAMAN KING VOL 8 TP                                $7.95 VIZ
 34 BOYS BE VOL 8 GN (Of 20) (MR)                       $9.99 TKP
 35 TOKYO BOYS & GIRLS VOL 3 TP                         $8.99 VIZ
 36 NARUTO VOL 6 TP                                     $7.95 VIZ
 37 RED RIVER VOL 10 GN                                 $9.99 VIZ
 38 IS VOL 5 GN                                         $7.99 VIZ
 39 CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON VOL 12 GN (Of 12)    $13.95 HK
 40 FROM FAR AWAY VOL 8 GN                              $9.99 VIZ
 41 CANTARELLA VOL 2 GN (MR)                           $10.99 GO!
 42 FRUITS BASKET VOL 12 GN (Of 14)                     $9.99 TKP
 43 NARUTO VOL 3 TP                                     $7.95 VIZ
 44 MAR VOL 5 GN                                        $7.99 VIZ
 45 NARUTO VOL 5 TP                                     $7.95 VIZ
 46 TENSHI JA NAI (IM NO ANGEL) VOL 2 GN (MR)          $10.99 GO!
 47 KINGDOM HEARTS VOL 2 GN (Of 4)                      $5.99 TKP
 48 NARUTO VOL 7 TP                                     $7.95 VIZ
 49 KIKAIDER CODE 02 VOL 2 (MR)                         $9.99 DC
 50 TENRYU DRAGON CYCLE VOL 4                           $9.99 DC
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