Titan Books, UK purveyor of pop culture books, recently created a Titan Comics imprint, although they’ve been publishing comic strip collections, UK comics, and even the UK editions of DC Comics for decades.
Here are their upcoming books. We here at Stately Beat Manor love pop culture in all its variations. For many comics fans, and for comic books, it’s built on a foundation of science fiction. Titan is a bit like the 80s, with all the cool stuff that most people don’t know exists, unless you know someone. There’s a lot of classic stuff here, but some amazing new titles. I’ve highlighted the comics titles, to facilitate filtration for those who are only interested in comics. Stuff that excites me is in purple.
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Brainquake
Samuel Fuller
On Sale Date: September 9, 2014
$12.95 USD / $14.95 CAD
272 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled
9781781168196, 1781168199
Summary: The bagmen who transport money for organized crime live by a set of rules: no personal relationships, no ties, no women…and never, ever look inside the bag you’re carrying. Paul Page was the perfect bagman, despite suffering from a rare brain disorder. But that ended the day he saw a beautiful Mob wife become a Mob widow. Now Paul is going to break every rule he’s lived by-even if it means he might be left holding the bag.
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Easy Death
Daniel Boyd
On Sale Date: November 11, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
272 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled
9780857685797, 0857685791
Summary: ‘TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS…
…and two robbers hired by a local crime boss manage to heist half a million dollars from an armored car. But getting the money and getting away with it are two different things, especially with a blizzard coming down, the cops in hot pursuit, and a double-crossing gambler and a murderous park ranger threatening to turn this white Christmas blood red.
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Quarry’s Choice
Max Allan Collins
On Sale Date: January 6, 2015
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
224 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled
9781783290840, 1783290846
Summary: Quarry is a professional: he kills when he’s paid to kill, and he’s very good at it. No one has ever tagged him for one of his crimes. But when a lovely young woman catches him in the act and uses video she shot to force him to carry out a hit for her, Quarry faces a difficult choice: give in to blackmail, or try to take down his beautiful blackmailer?
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Fringe – Sins of the Father (novel #3)
Christa Faust
On Sale Date: August 26, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
320 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Media Tie-In / General
9781781163139, 1781163138
Summary: A BRAND NEW NOVEL BASED ON THE CULT HIT TV SHOW!
The third novel set in the critically acclaimed Fringe universe. Author Christa Faust (Money Shot, Choke Hold), winner of the coveted Scribe Award, is working closely with the television series writers to reveal secrets and unanswered questions, in novels that will become formal parts of the series canon. This third novel in the series will unveil the secrets of Peter Bishop, estranged son of the brilliant scientist Walter Bishop. Set in the days before he joined the Fringe team, the story will show Peter skirting the law, yet unable to entirely escape the fact that he comes from the other universe – a fact he doesn’t yet know!
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Alien the Archive: The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$50.00 USD / $55.00 CAD
320 pages
Hardback
Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism
9781783291045, 1783291044
Summary: Alien is a science fiction milestone and one of the most thrilling, terrifying, and beautiful film franchises of all time.
Alien: The Archive is the first complete book of the stunning artwork and photography from all four films.
TM & © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[Has anyone published an Alien pop-up book?]
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Charley’s War – 1914-2014 Slipcased Commemorative Edition Vol 1
Pat Mills, Joe Colquhoun
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$75.00 USD / $85.00 CAD
1128 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction
9781783290734, 1783290730
Summary: The first five Charley’s War collections in a commemorative slipcase box set from renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law, Sláine) and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) comes a truly classic piece of British comics history, by turns thrilling, humorous and horrifying.
In 1916, Charley Bourne lies about his age to enlist and fight on the battlefields of France. But thoughts of glory and patriotism are swept aside by bloody horror and needless sacrifice as artillery rains down on the trenches of the First World War.
Story Locale: WWI
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Charley’s War – 1914-2014 Slipcased Commemorative Edition Vol 2
Pat Mills, Joe Colquhoun
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$75.00 USD / $85.00 CAD
1128 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction
9781783290741, 1783290749
Summary: The second five Charley’s War collections in a commemorative slipcase box set from renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law, Sláine) and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) comes a truly classic piece of British comics history, by turns thrilling, humorous and horrifying.
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Firefly Journals – The Journal of Dr Simon Tam
Monica Valentinelli
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$19.95 USD / $22.95 CAD
160 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Performing Arts / Television / History & Criticism
9781848567191, 1848567197
Summary: The ultimate collector’ book for fans of the smash hit show Firefly, detailing in-depth information about Dr Simon Tam and including artwork, diagrams and notes from other crew members.
Firefly Journals – The Journal of Dr Simon Tam is an in-universe title from the enormously popular TV show Firefly. The journal, presented as an artefact from the show, contains elaborate information about the medical procedures that Simon has performed, his growing feelings for Kaylee, as well as his regular confrontations with Jayne and Mal. No Firefly fan should be without this incredible collectors item, which comes complete with sketches, diagrams and notes from other crew members to satisfy every Browncoat!
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Friends and Lovers
Helen Macinnes
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
480 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Espionage
9781781163344, 1781163340
Summary: A love story between a penniless student, David, and an attractive aristocratic girl, Penny. Family and social pressures threaten to tear them apart, but they discover that they can find a future together in spite of the odds.
Story Locale: Europe
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Fu-Manchu – The Island of Fu-Manchu
Sax Rohmer
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Crime
9780857686121, 0857686127
Summary: THE CONTINUED EXPLOITS OF THE ORIGINAL EVIL GENIUS!
In this thrilling classic, a murder mystery takes Sir Denis Nayland Smith to the heart of Haiti to try and locate Fu-Manchu’s secret lair in order to solve the heinous crime. But once there he becomes ensnared in Voodoo and the living dead at the hands of the evil genius!
Story Locale: London, Haiti
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Hagar the Horrible (The Epic Chronicles) – Dailies 1980-81
Dik Browne
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$19.95 USD / $22.95 CAD
248 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Anthologies
9781781167151, 178116715X
Summary: EVERYONE’S FAVORITE VIKING RETURNS IN A CHRONOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF HIS ADVENTURES!
Since his first appearance in 1973 Hagar has appeared in nearly two thousand newspapers in fifty-eight countries. Titan continues to collect the strip of this legendary cartoon!
Story Locale: Viking Age
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The Johnny Cash Encyclopedia
Rob Jananovic
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$24.95 USD / $28.95 CAD
Hardback
Music / Individual Composer & Musician
9780857689511, 0857689517
Summary: Johnny Cash is one of the undisputed giants of modern music and here, to commemorate his life on the 10th anniversary of his death, is the first ever encyclopedia of his works. Song-by-song and album-by-album, this mighty retrospective includes over 150 albums, 100 singles and 1500 live performances, plus the people, places, performances and influences that made him great.
When listed together Cash’s achievements seem almost impossible. His musical cross-over between country and pop put him alongside the Rolling Stones and Beach Boys in popularity, with 48 singles in the Top 100. At the end of the 1960s he was selling an average of 250,000 albums per month, his 1975 autobiography sold 1.5 million copies, and his record sales now top 50 million. Truly a worldwide megastar.
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Just Like Us: The Art of Mike Mitchell
Mike Mitchell
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
128 pages
Hardback
Art / Popular Culture / General
9781783291038, 1783291036
Summary: Just Like Us: The Art of Mike Mitchell is the first print collection of Mitchell’s cult ‘Just Like Us’ art prints, featuring some of the most recognisable figures of pop culture depicted in weird and wonderful ways.
Just Like Us: The Art of Mike Mitchell is a collection of the artist’s most humorous and bizarre caricatures of celebrities, cartoon characters, and figures in pop culture.
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Showrunners: How to Run a Hit TV Show
Tara Bennett
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Performing Arts / Television / Direction & Production
9781783293575, 1783293578
Summary: Collected from a truly expansive exploration of television’s most creative minds, Showrunners is an insider’s guide to creating and maintaining a hit show in today’s golden age of television. The official companion to the documentary Showrunners, this highly informative book features exclusive interviews with such acclaimed and popular showrunners as Joss Whedon, Damon Lindelof, Ronald D.Moore, Terence Winter, Bill Prady, Shawn Ryan, David Shore, and Jane Espenson.
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Tarzan – Versus The Barbarians (Vol. 2)
Burne Hogarth
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$39.95 USD / $47.00 CAD
200 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781781163184, 1781163189
Summary: THE WORLD-FAMOUS COMIC STRIP, RESTORED AND COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS ENTIRETY!
The second of four exclusive volumes, authorized by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate, collecting the entire run of the legendary Tarzan comic strip by one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century, Burne Hogarth (with Don Garden)
Story Locale: The Jungle
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RoboCop: The Definitive History
Calum Waddell
On Sale Date: September 9, 2014
$34.95 USD / $39.95 CAD
240 pages
Hardback
Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism
9781783293254, 178329325X
Summary: RoboCop is one of the most iconic characters in cinema. This will be the first comprehensive book on the sci-fi classic. This official, illustrated history will include stills and never before seen behind the scenes images, artwork and designs, as well as script extracts and new interviews. Exclusive access to all the films, including 2014′s remake, make this a treasury of highly collectible RoboCop material. Original text will delve into the impact of RoboCop; its influence, and legacy.
Story Locale: Detroit
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Yesterday’s Hero
Jonathan Wood
On Sale Date: September 9, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / Urban Life
9781781168080, 1781168083
Summary: Another day, another zombie T-Rex to put down. All part of the routine for Arthur Wallace and MI37-the government department devoted to defending Britain from threats magical, supernatural, extraterrestrial, and generally odd. But a zombie T-Rex is only the first of Arthur’s problems, as Russian cyborg wizards threaten his life, and his coworkers threaten his sanity.
Story Locale: London. England
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Anno Dracula – Johnny Alucard
Kim Newman
On Sale Date: September 16, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
480 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Horror / General
9781781164228, 1781164223
Summary: DRACULA COMES TO NEW YORK: Kim Newman returns to one of the great bestselling vampire tales of the modern era. Considered alongside I Am Legend and Interview with the Vampire as one of the stand-out vampire stories of the last century-this brand-new novel is the first in over a decade from the remarkable and influential Anno Dracula series.
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Butterfly Skin
Sergey Kuzentsov, Andrew Bromfield
On Sale Date: September 23, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Crime
9781783290246, 1783290242
Summary: When a brutal and sadistic serial killer begins stalking the streets of Moscow, Xenia, an ambitious young newspaper editor, takes it upon herself to attempt to solve the mystery of the killer’s identity. As her obsession with the killer grows, Xenia devises an elaborate website with the intention of ensnaring the murderer, only to discover something disturbing about herself: her own unhealthy fascination with the sexual savagery of the murders.
Story Locale: Russia
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The Art of Jim Burns
Jim Burns
On Sale Date: September 30, 2014
$34.95 USD / $39.95 CAD
160 pages
Hardback
Art / Popular Culture / General
9781781168448, 178116844X
Summary: A new collection of art from one of the UK’s most acclaimed sci-fi artists featuring everything, from his initial sketches to his final works and published book covers. Includes covers from the SF greats – Greg Bear, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, Oson Scott Card, John Meaney, Ricardo Pinto, Peter F Hamilton, and Timothy Zahn and many more.
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Beauty & the Beast – Vendetta
On Sale Date: September 30, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
320 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Media Tie-In / General
9781783292196, 1783292199
Summary: The first all-new original novel based on the hit TV show Beauty & the Beast airing on The CW Television Network.
Story Locale: New York
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Elementary: The Next Victim
On Sale Date: September 30, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
320 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
9781781169827, 1781169829
Summary: This is the first book of original fiction based upon the hit TV series from CBS Elementary, starring Jonny Lee Miller (Dexter) and Lucy Liu (Kill Bill), which sees Sherlock Holmes solving mysteries in modern day New York.
With a new spin on the classic Sherlock Holmes character, the hugely popular show Elementary pits the infamous sleuth in a contemporary American setting, where, with the help of his trusty sidekick – Dr Joan Watson, played by Lucy Liu, he investigates various criminal cases as a consultant detective for the NYPD. Fans of the show as well as those of the classic Sherlock Holmes tales will embrace this new work of fiction that allows readers to delve deeper into the mind of the world’s most famous detective.
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Grimm – The Killing Time
Tim Waggoner
On Sale Date: September 30, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
320 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Media Tie-In / General
9781781166581, 1781166587
Summary: Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as “Grimms”, charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world.
A brand-new original novel set in the Grimm universe.
Story Locale: Portland USA
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Adventure Time – The Original Cartoon Title Cards, Dude (Vol 1)
Pendleton Ward
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$19.95 USD / $22.95 CAD
Hardback
Art / Popular Culture / General
9781783292875, 1783292873
Summary: The first of two beautifully lavish books created to celebrate the distinctive designs behind the Adventure Time title cards. Combining sketches, works in progress, revisions and final title card art, the book will take readers on a visual guide of the title card development, with quotes from each episode and commentary from the artists – Pendleton Ward, Pat McHale, Nick Jennings, Phil Rynda, and Paul Linsley.
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An English Ghost Story
Kim Newman
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$14.95 USD / $17.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Horror / General
9781781165584, 1781165580
Summary: A dysfunctional British nuclear family seek a new life away from the big city in the sleepy Somerset countryside. At first their new home, The Hollow, seems to embrace them, creating a rare peace and harmony within the family. But when the house turns on them, it seems to know just how to hurt them the most-threatening to destroy them from the inside out.
A stand-alone novel from acclaimed author Kim Newman.
Story Locale: Somerset, England
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Home is the Hunter: A Comedy in Two Acts
Helen Macinnes
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
256 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Performing Arts / Storytelling
9781781163313, 1781163316
Summary: From the Queen of Espionage a play of Odysseus return from the Trojan Wars. Part of Titan’s reissuing of all of Helen MacInnes’ works.
A comedy play in two acts about what really happened when Odysseus returned home from the Trojan War
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The Madness of Cthulhu Anthology (Volume One)
S.T. Joshi
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$15.95 USD / $17.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Horror / General
9781781164525, 1781164525
Summary: Sixteen stories inspired by the 20th century’s great master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, and his acknowledged masterpiece, At the Mountains of Madness, in which an expedition to the desolation of Antarctica discovers evidence of an ancient ruin built by horrific creatures at first thought long-dead, until death strikes the group. All but two of the stories are original to this edition, and those reprints are long-lost works by science fiction masters Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Silverberg.
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Matt Helm – The Interlopers
Donald Hamilton
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Espionage
9781783292943, 1783292946
Summary: This time Mac has gone too far. For Helm to impersonate a Communist courier to whom he bears no resemblance is suicide, and that isn’t all. Someone wants to get the layout of the Alaskan North-west Coastal Defence System, but they aren’t the goodies or the baddies. So who the hell are they? And who is the mysterious Holz that Helm is meant to kill?
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Poison
Sarah Pinborough
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
208 pages
Hardback
Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
9781783291076, 1783291079
Summary: An enticing contemporary retelling of the classic story of Snow White. While the the handsome prince, the jealous queen, the beautiful girl and of course the poison all appear, Sarah Pinborough’s charming and provocative spin on the story will captivate fans of the fairy tale all over again.
The first of three brand-new retellings of classic fairy tales by Sarah Pinborough.
Story Locale: Fictional setting
Series Overview: Poison, Charm and Beauty are the edgy, sexy and contemporary retellings of classic fairy tales by critically acclaimed author Sarah Pinborough.
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Warbirds: The Aviation Art of Adam Tooby
Adam Tooby
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$34.95 USD / $39.95 CAD
Hardback
History / Military / Aviation
9781781168486, 1781168482
Summary: Adam Tooby is a rising star in the field of aviation art.
His work currently graces the new range of Airfix model boxes; he has also just signed up to produce covers for a range of books produced by well known military publisher, Osprey.
Moving away from traditional approaches to the subject matter, he is using computer technology to produce stunning images of some of the greatest aircraft in history.
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The Wolves of London : The Obsidian Heart
Mark Morris
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
9781781168660, 1781168660
Summary: Psychology professor Alex Locke is an ex-convict, forced back into the criminal underworld when his daughter is threatened. After he agrees to steal a mysterious Obsidian Heart, Locke is pursued by unearthly assassins known as the ‘Wolves of London’. Soon he discovers the heart can enable him to travel through time, and while it bestows him with his own dark powers, it also corrupts…
Story Locale: London during Victorian Times, WWII, and Modern Day
Series Overview: A new time-travelling series that weaves elements of sci-fi, horror and fantasy
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The Book of the Dead
Jamie Russell
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$24.99 USD / $28.99 CAD
448 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Performing Arts / Film & Video / Reference
9781781169254, 178116925X
Summary: Zombies have terrified audiences for over a century. From the earliest chillers such as I Walked with a Zombie to the Brad Pitt-starring blockbuster World War Z, the undead have proved relentlessly popular.
Book of the Dead details the whole morbid history of zombie cinema, now in a completely expanded edition.
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Charley’s War – Omnibus
Pat Mills, Joe Colquhoun
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$25.00 USD / $29.95 CAD
288 pages
Hardback
History / Military / World War I
9781781169148, 1781169144
Summary: The very best stories from the ten volume set of Charley’s War in a single a volume.
Often heralded as the greatest British comic strip ever created, Charley’s War tells the gripping story of an underage British soldier called Charley Bourne fighting during World War I.
This single volume is a collection of the very best stories from the complete 10 Volume set of Charley’s War, acting as a wonderful introduction to the greater series.
Released to coincide with the 100th Anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
Story Locale: World War I
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The Dark Blood of Poppies
Freda Warrington
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
400 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal
9781781167076, 1781167079
Summary: The ballerina Violette Lenoir has fallen victim to the bite of the vampire Charlotte. Her fire and energy have fuelled a terrifying change and a dreadful realisation; that Violette has become Lilith, the demon mother of all vampires. Haunted by Violette’s dark sensuality, Charlotte and her immortal lover Karl are drawn towards the dancer and the terrible destiny that has fallen on her shoulders.
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I’d Love to Draw
Andrew Loomis, Alex Ross
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$39.95 USD / $45.00 CAD
128 pages
Hardback
Art / Techniques / Drawing
9781781169209, 1781169209
Summary: I’d Love to Draw is a collection of work by the innovative American artist Andrew Loomis, previously unseen by anyone outside the Loomis family and available in print for the first time ever. Having been held in the Loomis family archive for decades after the artist’s death, I’d Love to Draw has been restored by a group of devoted experts, including the globally renowned comic book artist and Loomis devotee Alex Ross.
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Planet of the Apes: A Celebration
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$39.95 USD / $45.00 CAD
256 pages
Hardback
Performing Arts / Film & Video / Direction & Production
9781783291984, 1783291982
Summary: Planet of the Apes: A Celebration is the first exhaustive account of the groundbreaking series, featuring production art, costume designs, make-up tests, posters, and interviews with the casts and crew.
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On Set with John Carpenter
Kim Gottlieb-Walker
On Sale Date: October 21, 2014
$29.95 USD / $34.95 CAD
176 pages
Hardback
Performing Arts / Film & Video / Reference
9781783294688, 178329468X
Summary: As a hot new maverick director/writer John Carpenter invited photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker onto the sets of some of his most iconic films: Halloween, Halloween II, The Fog, Christine and Escape From New York. This book collects together the best of that on-set photography, accompanied by exclusive interview material with those involved, including key cast and crew.
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The Art of Robert E McGinnis
Robert E. McGinnis, Art Scott
On Sale Date: October 28, 2014
$34.95 USD / $38.95 CAD
176 pages
Hardback
Art / Individual Artists / General
9781781162170, 1781162174
Summary: Robert McGinnis is a celebrated artist and illustrator, best known for his book cover and movie poster work. He began his career illustrating covers for the likes of Donald Westlaker, going on to produce art for TIME and Good Housekeeping, and most recently the limited edition cover of Stephen King’s Joyland. This is the definitive collection of the best and rarest of his work.
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Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series
Robert Garcia
On Sale Date: October 28, 2014
$50.00 USD / $55.00 CAD
256 pages
Hardback
Performing Arts / Film & Video / General
9781781167885, 1781167885
Summary: Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series is the definitive book for all fans of the popular Sixties show. Presented in a lavish hardcover edition, the book features classic images, rare stills, photography and production art and serves as the ultimate tribute for fans of the series.Now at long last, collectors and Bat-fans alike can indulge in a detailed and in-depth look at the show that inspired generations.
In the late 1960s the iconic comic book character Batman was given his very own live action TV series featuring Adam West in the lead role as the Caped Crusader, Burt Ward as his trusty sidekick Robin, Cesar Romero as the insanely villainous Joker, and Burgess Meredith as the tyrannical Penguin. During its two years on air, the show compiled 120 episodes and a tie-in feature film. The series had a tremendous cultural impact and continues to resonate to this day. Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series is a remarkably detailed and lavishly presented coffee table book that features all the legendary heroes and villains of the show in all their timeless glory, such as The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, and The Riddler.
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Batman: Bat Facts and Stats from the Classic TV Show
Robert Garcia
On Sale Date: October 28, 2014
$14.99 USD / $17.95 CAD
128 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
9781783294695, 1783294698
Summary: KA-POW! BOFF! ZAP! This action-packed compendium is the perfect introduction and guide to the beloved 1960s Batman TV series. The dynamic duo, the colourful villains, the gadgets, that theme tune-it’s all here! Filled with fascinating facts, statistics and quotes, this fun-filled Bat-book is loaded with never-before-seen photos and in-depth looks at the episodes. The ideal gift for all Bat-fans!
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Chicago Fire: Novel 1
On Sale Date: October 28, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
336 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Media Tie-In / General
9781783293414, 1783293411
Summary: CHICAGO FIRE NOVEL 1 IS THE FIRST IN A NEW SERIES OF ORIGINAL FICTION BASED ON THE HIT NBC SHOW STARRING JESSE SPENCER AND TAYLOR KINNEY.
New fiction centred on the lives of the fire fighters and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department, and all the drama, danger and unpredictability that ensues.
Story Locale: Chicago
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Modesty Blaise – The Grim Joker
Peter O’Donnell
On Sale Date: October 28, 2014
$19.95 USD / $22.95 CAD
104 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery
9781781167113, 1781167117
Summary: As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O’Donnell, returns for three more devastating adventures! Features the classic stories ‘The Grim Joker’, ‘A Present for the Princess’ and ‘Black Queen’s Pawn’, written by Peter O’Donnell and beautifully illustrated by Enric Badia Romero!
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A Taste of Blood Wine
Freda Warrington
On Sale Date: October 28, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
464 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal
9781781168028, 1781168024
Summary: 1918. A First World War battlefield becomes the cosmic battleground for two vampires, as Karl von Wultendorf struggles to free himself from his domineering maker, Kristian.
1923. Charlotte Neville watches as her father, a Cambridge professor, fills Parkland Hall with guests for her sister Madeleine’s 18th birthday party. Among them is his handsome new research assistant Karl – the man Madeleine has instantly decided will be her husband. Charlotte, shy and retiring, is happy to devote her life to her father and her dull fiance Henry – until she sees Karl…
For Charlotte, it is the beginning of a deadly obsession that sunders her from her sisters, her father and even her dearest friend. As their feverish passion grows, Karl faces the dilemma he fears the most. Only by deserting Charlotte can his passion for her blood be conquered. Only by betraying her can he protect her from the terrifying attentions of Kristian – for Kristian has decided to teach Karl a lesson in power, by devouring Charlotte.
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Charm
Sarah Pinborough
On Sale Date: November 4, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
208 pages
Hardback
Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
9781783291113, 1783291117
Summary: The classic Cinderella story is given a sexy contemporary makeover in this wicked fairy tale featuring all the heroes and villains that we know and love: the handsome prince, the fairy godmother, the wretched sisters, and the beautiful girl.
Story Locale: Fictional setting
Series Overview: Poison, Charm and Beauty are the edgy, sexy and contemporary retellings of classic fairy tales by critically acclaimed author Sarah Pinborough.
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The Eternal Champion
Michael Moorcock
On Sale Date: November 4, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / General
9781783291618, 1783291613
Summary: John Daker dreams of other worlds, and a name: Erekosë. He finds the strength to answer the call, travelling to a strange land ruled by the aging King Rigenos of Necranal. Humanity is united in a desperate fight against the inhuman Eldren, and he must fight with them. But the actions of his brethren turns his loyalties, and as Erekosë he will take a terrible revenge.
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Assassin’s Creed – El Cakr Vol. 5
Eric Corbeyran, Djilalli Defaux
On Sale Date: November 18, 2014
$9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD
48 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In
9781783293582, 1783293586
Summary: Assassin’s Creed: El Cakr continues the story of elite Assassin Jonathan Hawk, a brother-in-arms of video game protagonist Desmond Miles. In the present day, Hawk fights through a terrible setback to unmask a traitor in the Order’s ranks, whilst his ancestor El Cakr battles Templar agents to gain possession of the powerful Scepter of Aset in 13th century Egypt. As paths intertwine and hidden agendas are revealed, both Hawk and El Cakr take dangerous steps that lead them ever closer toward their destinies.
Story Locale: Present day/ 13th Century Egypt
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The James Bond Omnibus – (Vol. 006)
On Sale Date: November 18, 2014
$19.95 USD / $22.95 CAD
304 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery
9780857685919, 0857685910
Summary: The daring James Bond is back in a definitive bumper edition collecting more of Jim Lawrence’s celebrated run in comic strip form! Includes nine of Bond’s most thrilling and dangerous missions: Shark Bait, Doomcrack, The Paradise Plot, Deathmask, Flittermouse, Polestar, The Scent of Danger, Snake Goddess, and Double Eagle!
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Alien – River of Pain (Novel #3)
Christopher Golden
On Sale Date: November 25, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
320 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Media Tie-In / General
9781781162729, 1781162727
Summary: The Alien film franchise has been embraced by sci-fi fans around the world. The film series stars Lieutenant Ellen Ripley and her battles with the deadly Xenomorph, commonly referred to as the Alien. For the first time, this novel will reveal the secrets behind the colonization of LV-426, the planet where the Alien was first found in Alien, and the setting for Aliens where a sole survivor was discovered – a young girl named Newt.
Produced by Twentieth Century Fox, the franchise launched with the release of the 1979 film, Alien. The film release led to three very successful movie sequels, numerous books, comics and video game spinoffs. This third novel and its two tightly plotted predecessors will directly relate to the first two films of the franchise, expanding the canon like never before.
Alien TM & © 1979, 2013 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Devil’s Promise
David Stuart Davies
On Sale Date: November 25, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
224 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
9781783292707, 1783292709
Summary: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are holidaying on the English coast when they discover a corpse on the beach… which then disappears. They can get little help from the nearby village, populated by strange and unfriendly characters. Then the corpse suddenly reappears in their cottage and they are attacked by persons unknown. Watson comes to, and discovers that months have passed, and Holmes is not the man he remembers. What has happened to his friend? Does it have something to do with a dead devil worshipper, whose children happen to live in the cursed village?
Story Locale: The English Coast
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Beauty
Sarah Pinborough
On Sale Date: December 2, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
208 pages
Hardback
Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
9781783291144, 1783291141
Summary: An enticing contemporary retelling of the classic story of Sleeping Beauty. While the the handsome prince, the evil fairy, the beautiful girl and of course the spindle all appear, Sarah Pinborough’s charming and provocative spin on the story will captivate fans of the fairy tale all over again.
The third of three brand-new retellings of classic fairy tales by Sarah Pinborough.
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The Silver Warriors : Book 2 of Erekosë Trilogy
Michael Moorcock
On Sale Date: December 2, 2014
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / General
9781783291625, 1783291621
Summary: The second legendary instalment of the classic Erekosë trilogy by the master of fantasy Michael Moorcock, all reissued by Titan Books.
First published in 1970, The Silver Warriors is a classic staple of the sword and sorcery genre, followed by The Dragon in the Sword, and preceded by The Eternal Champion.
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Bad Dreams
Kim Newman
On Sale Date: December 9, 2014
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
432 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Horror / General
9781781165614, 1781165610
Summary: Anne Nielson, an American journalist, comes to London to investigate the strange death of her sister. Soon, she becomes sucked into a netherworld of corruption and perversion and is hurtled toward a final confrontation where she has only the dead as allies.
Story Locale: London, UK
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Matt Helm – The Poisoners
Donald Hamilton
On Sale Date: December 9, 2014
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Espionage
9781783292967, 1783292962
Summary: When Matt Helm is dispatched to Los Angeles to investigate the shooting of an agent, it wasn’t just an assignment-it was personal. To get the answers he wants means run-ins with two-bit hoods, a trio of beautiful women, a bunch of drug traffickers, and his old friend Mr Soo, whose government has ideas about polluting America to death…
Story Locale: Los Angeles
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The Dragon in the Sword : Book 3 of Erekosë Trilogy
Michael Moorcock
On Sale Date: January 6, 2015
$9.95 USD / $11.95 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / General
9781783291632, 178329163X
Summary: Trapped in a timeless existence, doomed to fight forever, John Daker is the Eternal Champion. Haunted by memories of too many battles waged during infinite lifetimes, he has taken Fate into his own hands. He searches for Ermizhad, and for the key that will free him from psychic captivity. On a dark ship piloted by a blind helmsman, the Eternal Champion must stand and fight the darkest battle in the history of the world.
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Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
Stephen Jones
On Sale Date: January 6, 2015
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
480 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Horror / General
9781783291311, 1783291311
Summary: Respected horror anthologist Stephen Jones edits this collection of 17 stories inspired by the 20th century’s master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” in which a young man goes to an isolated, desolate fishing village in Massachusetts, and finds that the entire village has interbred with strange creatures that live beneath the sea, and worship ancient gods.
Story Locale: Lovecraft’s “Innsmouth”
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The Art of Total War
Martin Robinson
On Sale Date: January 13, 2015
$34.95 USD / $39.95 CAD
192 pages
Hardback
Games / Video & Electronic / General
9781783292165, 1783292164
Summary: The definitive visual guide encompassing all the games in the critically acclaimed, best-selling Total War series.
The Art of Total War features art from all the games in the series, including Shogun, Napoleon, Empire, Medieval, and Rome. Since the first game’s release in 2000, the franchise has sold over 14 million copies.
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Wastelands – Stories of the Apocalypse
John Joseph Adams
On Sale Date: January 27, 2015
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
336 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Fantasy / Short Stories
9781783291489, 1783291486
Summary: An anthology of the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of speculative fiction, including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King. Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon.
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Matt Helm – The Intriguers
Donald Hamilton
On Sale Date: February 10, 2015
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
240 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Espionage
9781783292981, 1783292989
Summary: Matt Helm is on vacation in Mexico with nothing on his mind except fishing, when some joker tries to shoot him in the back. Naturally it was no accident. When secret agents get shot at, it never is. So Helm has to go back to work. At least there’s a bonus in the form of his boss’s beautiful daughter, a playmate in peril.
Story Locale: Mexico
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Mike Hammer – King of the Weeds
Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins
On Sale Date: February 10, 2015
$7.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
272 pages
Paperback / softback / Mass market (rack) paperback
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
9780857689788, 0857689789
Summary: The third newly discovered Mickey Spillane/Mike Hammer novel
Hammer finds himself up against a clever serial killer targeting only cops.
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Wastelands 2 – More Stories of the Apocalypse John Joseph Adams
On Sale Date: February 24, 2015
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
336 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Dystopian
9781783291502, 1783291508
Summary: Wastelands 2 – More Stories of the Apocalypse is a new anthology of post-apocalyptic literature from some of the most renowned science fiction and fantasy authors in the field today including George RR Martin, Hugh Howey, Junot Diaz, David Brin and many more.
Featuring stories from a roster of the most recognized and celebrated names within the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres, Wastelands 2 – More Stories of the Apocalypse is an eclectic mix of tales that explores famine, death, war, pestilence, and harbingers of the biblical apocalypse.
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Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths
Stephen Jones
On Sale Date: March 17, 2015
$14.95 USD / $16.95 CAD
480 pages
Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)
Fiction / Fantasy / Short Stories
9781783291281, 1783291281
Summary: The ultimate anthology of supernatural detective fiction featuring some of the biggest names in dark fantasy and horror including Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, Brian Lumley and Manly Wade Wellman.
Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths features eighteen haunting tales from the masters of supernatural fiction. Weaving noir with the fantastic and sometimes, horrific, this standalone anthology presents sleuths who investigate bizarre and otherworldly cases such as Neil Gaiman’s Lawrence Talbot, Clive Barker’s Harry D’Amour and the eight-part ‘Seven Stars’ adventure by Kim Newman.
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A1 Presents: Carpe Diem Book One: I Hate Mondays
WH Rauf, Rhoald Marcellius, Sakti Yuwono
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$19.99 USD / $22.95 CAD
104 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781782760832, 1782760830
Summary: The GREATEST Assassins the World will Never Know!
The world’s seven deadliest assassins, one for each day of the week. Five impossibly hilarious missions. Death to Monday!
Story Locale: In the skies, under the big top, under the earth and under the sea.
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Alien Legion: Dead And Buried
Carl Potts, Larry Stroman
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$29.95 USD / $34.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
9781782760689, 1782760687
Summary: They are the scum of the galaxy; the worst of the worst – criminal, killers, the lost, the angry, the desperate. They are the misfits and monsters of Alien Legion, the toughest rammers in the galaxy! And it’s their job to put themselves in the line of fire, fight wars for those too weak or too scared to protect themselves.
Story Locale: Space, The Future
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The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
Michael Mendheim, Simon Bisley
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$24.99 USD / $27.95 CAD
272 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror
9781782760658, 1782760652
Summary: An epic adventure that marks legendary artist Simon Bisley’s triumphant return to interior comics work!The entire epic saga collected at last, with all-new bonus features including covers, posters and concept art by the Eisner Award-winning master of painted horror himself – the BIZ! Plus: WIN original Bisley art!
The End of Days is here, and four lost souls must climb from the depths of Hell itself to stand against the monstrous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – for the sake of humanity!
Story Locale: Earth, The Near-Future, the End of Days
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Void
Herik Hanna, Sean Phillips
On Sale Date: September 2, 2014
$9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
9781782760849, 1782760849
Summary: Herik Hanna has worked with many brilliant artists, among them Eric Canete, Sean Phillips and Bruno Bassadi, and is the author of the successful Bad Ass comics series.
Sean Phillips has worked as a professional illustrator for over twenty-five years, mostly drawing comic books. He has worked for all the major American and British publishers, as well as other major clients including Twentieth Century Fox, Sony, Maxim and Island Records. In addition, he has illustrated issues of household names such as Avengers, Batman, Spider-Man and WildC.A.T.S.
Story Locale: Space
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Springheeled Jack
David Hitchcock
On Sale Date: September 9, 2014
$19.99 USD / $22.95 CAD
128 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781782761297, 1782761292
Summary: Deeply traumatised by the mysterious loss of his wife and having spent time with the inmates of the Bedlam lunatic asylum, Sir Jack Rackham becomes a profoundly troubled man. With his sanity vicariously close to breaking point, he is haunted by visions of a black vulture with flaming eyes snatching his beloved wife, and decides that he must find the monster plaguing his memory to discover the truth behind the disappearance.
Along with his friend Doctor Henry Jekyll, Rackham takes the hunt to the streets of London but quickly realises that he could be sinking deeper into a conspiracy that threatens to rock the very foundations of the British Empire.
Story Locale: London, England
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Michael Moorcock’s Elric Vol. 1: The Ruby Throne
Julien Blondel, Didier Poli, Robin Recht
On Sale Date: September 16, 2014
$12.99 USD / $14.99 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781782761242, 1782761241
Summary: Elric, the albino emperor, has ruled Melniboné for millennia – a feat made possible through magic and various herbs that serve to strengthen and prolong his life. However, Elric’s empire is crumbling before him and now his envious cousin and prince of Melniboné, Yyrkoon, plots to claim the Ruby Throne for himself.
Yet when Elric’s people come under the threat of a pirate attack, Elric believes that he can once again restore his authority and regain their faith by defeating the pirates. However, the true cost of this task will force him to reveal his allegiance to the dark Arioch, the most dominant of the Lords of Chaos…
Story Locale: The Multiverse
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First Kingdom Vol 5: The Space Explorer’s Club
Jack Katz
On Sale Date: September 23, 2014
$19.99 USD / $23.99 CAD
160 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels
9781782760146, 1782760148
Summary: An epic new chapter in one of the greatest graphic novel series from the Golden Age of Comics!
From the life’s work of a man who inspired some of the greatest names in comics history comes an incredible new chapter in The First Kingdom saga!
Story Locale: Post-apocalyptic future
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Tank Girl Omnibus
Alan Martin, Ashley Wood, Rufus Dayglo
On Sale Date: September 23, 2014
$9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD
288 pages
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
9781782760641, 1782760644
Summary: Three epic Tank Girl stories, collected in one digest-sized volume!
Tank Girl’s back with a bang – and a helluva spine – in this Booga’s-pouched-sized collection of three insane adventures!
Story Locale: The present-day-post-apocalypse.
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The Complete Cholly & Flytrap
Arthur Suydam
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$19.99 USD / $22.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
9781782760573, 1782760571
Summary: Collected for the first time EVER, this volume contains within its hallowed covers all of Cholly & Flytrap’s tales of daring-do, grievous bodily harm and giant bat riding!
On distant planets, in cities of future past, Cholly – survivalist, battlefield entrepreneur and all-round anti hero ¬- and his pal, the giant naked Chinaman known as Flytrap, struggle against the troubles that seem to follow them like a bad smell…
Story Locale: Distant planets, The Future
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The Complete Johnny Nemo
Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$19.99 USD / $22.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
9781782760702, 1782760709
Summary: A futuristic noir collection featuring Johnny Nemo – an ultra-violent, foul-mouthed PI from dystopian London 2921.
Johnny Nemo: Existentialist Hitman of the Future – a streetwise PI who deals in death…and simple solutions to complex problems! A provocative and hilarious satire
Story Locale: Futuristic, dystopian London Year 2921
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THE RAGE VOLUME 1: ZOMBIE GENERATION
Pierre Boisserie, Malo Kerfriden
On Sale Date: October 7, 2014
$9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror
9781782760870, 1782760873
Summary: A disturbing and controversial new take on the zombie genre!
A new pandemic virus, a mutated form of rabies, spreads throughout the world. It affects only children, turning them into mindless, violent killers, hungry for blood. Now humanity faces an impossible choice: kill every child – or face extinction…
Story Locale: Paris, near-future
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Black Dragon
Chris Claremont, John Bolton
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$24.99 USD / $27.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781782760580, 178276058X
Summary: A classic collection from the acclaimed creators of Marada the She -Wolf!
An exiled knight, banished for nercormancy and heresy, returns home to find England in turmoil and is recruited by the beautiful Eleanor of Aquitaine to save her kingdom. But it soon becomes clear there is more to this treachery than rebellious lords and greedy, something dark and evil stretching back to the fall of Camelot!
Story Locale: Medieval England, Fantasy.
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Monster Massacre Vol. 3
Dave Elliott
On Sale Date: October 14, 2014
$22.99 USD / $25.95 CAD
Hardback
9781782761280, 1782761284
Summary: The greatest talents from around the world come together to show you how much fun creating comics can be!
MADNESS, MONSTERS and MAYHEM from the greatest comics creators around the world – with no objective other than to have fun and entertain!
Story Locale: The Universe
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The Third Testament (Book I)
Xavier Dorison, Alex Alice
On Sale Date: October 21, 2014
$9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction
9781782760894, 178276089X
Summary: A monastery is burned to the ground; every monk within killed. It now falls to Conrad of Marburg, a disgraced Inquisitor, to discover the motive for this heinous crime and make sure that those responsible are punished…but his journey into darkness is only beginning!
A medieval thriller and a swashbuckling 14th century relic quest – Indiana Jones meets The Name of the Rose!
Story Locale: 14th Century Europe
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The Chronicles Of Legion Volume 1: The Rise Of The Vampires
Fabien Nury, Mathieu Lauffray, Mario Alberti, Zhan…
On Sale Date: November 4, 2014
$10.99 USD / $12.99 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781782760931, 1782760938
Summary: THE MAGNIFICENT PREQUEL TO THE INFAMOUS AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED VAMPIRE NOVEL I AM LEGEND!
Three lives…Three different faces of evil…Three incarnations of Dracula, locked in eternal battle!
Story Locale: US, Latin America, Moscow, London
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Kingdom Of The Wicked
Ian Edginton, D’Israeli
On Sale Date: November 4, 2014
$19.99 USD / $22.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
9781782760566, 1782760563
Summary: A children’s author is sucked back into the world of his childhood imagination – only to find it transformed into a landscape of horror! Can he escape this prison of the mind – or end the war that has devastated his imagination?
The twenty-first century’s greatest living children’s author – Christopher Grahame – is drawn back into Castrovalva, the world of his childhood imagination, when the stress of his fame starts to weigh on him. But Castrovalva has gone to hell in his absence – devastated by war, famine and loss. And now Christopher can’t wake up. Has he lost his mind…or his innocence?
Story Locale: Present day, inside the childhood imaginary world of the protagonist
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Ordinary
Rob Williams, D’Israeli
On Sale Date: November 18, 2014
$19.95 USD / $23.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels
9781782760092, 1782760091
Summary: Imagine a world where everyone has superpowers. That is, except you. You are the same old turgid, miserable, lonely loser you’ve always been.
But when it comes to superpowers, apparently you can indeed have too much of a good thing. With everyone able to destroy tower blocks with a single punch, any minor fracas escalates into a city-leveling combat, and the world is now in ruins as terrorism and war threaten the very survival of the planet.
What’s needed is a return to normality, to devolve back from Superhuman to just human – and there’s only one man for the job: down-at-heal, divorced New York plumber, Michael Fisher.
Story Locale: Present-day / superhero
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Royal Blood
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Dongzi Liu
On Sale Date: November 18, 2014
$16.99 USD / $18.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical Fiction
9781782760979, 1782760970
Summary: A dark and violent tale from avante-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky
A king betrayed during wartime. A throne seized upon his return. A horrific love that should never be!
Story Locale: Dark fantasy kingdom, the quasi-medieval past
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A1 Annual – Vol. 2
Dave Elliott
On Sale Date: November 25, 2014
$22.99 USD / $25.95 CAD
Hardback
Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
9781782761327, 1782761322
Summary: AUTHORS: ARCHIE GOODWIN, GARY COHN, PARIS CULLINS, RUFUS DAYGLO, DAVE DORMAN, MARK A. NELSON, W. H. RAUF, DAVE WILKINS, SAMI BASRI, ALEX HORLEY, D’ISRAELI, GARRIE GASTONNY, STANLEY ARTGERM LAU, GARRY LEACH, BARNABY BAGENDA, SAKTI YUWONO, SANDY PLUNKETT, SIMON BISLEY, ANDY KUHN, ADAM SHIEKMAN, NORMAN FELCHLE, RHOALD MARCELLIUS, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, SUNNY GHO, DAVE ELLIOTT, DOUG BRAITHWAITE AND MORE…
EDITOR: DAVE ELLIOTT is a constant innovator in the world of comics, with a long career as a writer, artist, editor, publisher and IP developer
Story Locale: Various
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The Chimera Brigade: Vol I
Serge Lehman, Fabrice Colin, Fabrice Gess, Celene …
On Sale Date: December 2, 2014
$9.99 USD / $11.99 CAD
48 pages
Hardback
Comics & Gra
I still have my original printing. I’m keeping that forever, but I’ll get this as well.
Captions! It has captions! Look at the third page shown above. The caption is used not just to establish setting, but mood as well. You can’t do that in comics today. Not allowed. When Stephen King started writing his vampire comic for Marvel he put in captions, and the editor made him take them out! After all, why would someone buy a Stephen King comic to read his words? And they wonder why comics seem so thin and are such a quick read today.
Buying.
Captions! It has captions! Look at the third page shown above. The caption is used not just to establish setting, but mood as well.
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Here. Here.
Otherwise: Captions should always stands out against art .. Box@ left/top of second page gets totally (red on red) lost -did nobody even notice it was there? .. should get fixed before press.
@James
“When Stephen King started writing his vampire comic for Marvel”
FYI, that was AMERICAN VAMPIRE for Vertigo, not Marvel.
@ Horatio The caption was not “fixed”, as it was not broken and that was how it appeared in the original hand-painted artwork.
I read this book in its entirety in a bookstore when it came out. I was too scared to see the movie! I like that red caption and I don’t think you could miss it. (But “popping” is usually the rule.)I’m gonna buy this. Archie was one great writer and Walt Simonson…!!
I also still have my original copy of this. Its a great book!
So awesome… I was just thinking of this the other day. Another treat from early Heavy Metal. Their original line of paperback releases were top-notch. When are we going to see a hardcover “Conquering Armies”
@Steven Hoveke
Yeah- can see it’s the original color -Interesting.
As is, figure a lot of people would not notice the box at all– maybe the artists were down w/ that, as at this crucial moment, the box could be seen as disruptive.
Somebody get Walt on the phone.
Color here looks so much better than first print — so we will finally get to see what Alien was supposed to look like. I wish more reprints would use the original color. I was looking at the Neal Adams Supes Vs Ali reprint the other day and the guys at DC had had the whole thing recolored, adding all sorts of highlights that didn’t seem to work at all with Neal’s B&W — I suppose, back then, Neal carefully considered that he was inking for flat, pre-computer color, and now somebody just had to go and decide that they knew better–ugh.
“Pop quiz: What was the first graphic novel to make the New York Times’ bestseller list?”
Most likely Lyn Ward or Milt Gross.
The New York Times has been PDF’d, but I believe Publisher Weekly has been charting longer.
Pogo by Walt Kelly is another candidate. The first volume was reformatted into comic book pages so that the story flowed smoother.
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There’s a deluxe edition of this book:
9781781161302 $75, $42.39 at BN.com
“It collects Alien: The Illustrated Story b/w comic strip, scanned from from the artist’s original art boards, plus an in-depth interview with Simonson, the original script pages, colour tryouts and sketches.”
http://titanbooks.com/alien-the-illustrated-story-original-art-edition-6329/
Remember reading about this in Heavy Metal a million years ago.
Buying the hell out of this.
This was the first graphic novel I ever read. I checked it out from our tiny public library in Lake Village and simply devoured it. For a ten year old kid, this book was gold. I can’t wait to get my hands on this.
Yeah, I still got my original version. With the cover that has these green warty tentacles (wrapped around a space ship) that don’t look like they belong in the “Alien” universe. But great book everyone should have- hope Walt gets some reprint money.