Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived at the Geek Compound.
Houston Astros 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
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Houston Astros: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is a five-DVD showcase featuring four classic full television broadcasts plus and all-new documentary special Astros Memories. From the roof-raising euphoria of the Astrodome to the open-air adoration of Minute Maid Park, the cascade of emotions and joys are relived as four Essential Games of the Houston Astros are presented on DVD. Collect the most iconic games of the Houston Astros as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary in 2012!
- Disc 1: 9/26/1981 – Nolan Ryan’s 5th no-hitter
Disc 2: 9/25/86 – Mike Scott no-hitter (clincher)
Disc 3: 2005 NLDS Game 4- Astros beat Cardinals to clinch berth in World Series (All 18 innings!)
Disc 4: 6/28/07 – Biggio’s 3,000th hit (5-hit performance)
Disc 5: Astros Memories. Astros Memories salutes Jimmy Wynn, Jose Cruz, Nolan Ryan, Cesar Cedeno, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. Beyond the individual heroics this DVD celebrates the 1980 and 1986 seasons and playoff runs, and magical 2003 and National League pennant-winning 2005 seasons. Loaded with Bonus Features!
The Sisters Grimm: Book Nine: The Council of Mirrors
by Michael Buckley
Art by Peter Ferguson
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In the final volume in the Sisters Grimm series, Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms and their friends must face off against the Master to decide the fate of Ferryport Landing—and the world. When Mirror fails to escape the barrier using Granny Relda’s body, he turns to his plan B: killing all the Grimms so that the magical barrier collapses. In the meantime, Sabrina has gathered the other magic mirrors as advisors on how to deal with their mortal enemy. They tell her to join forces with the Scarlet Hand against Mirror, in exchange for offering all the citizens of Ferryport Landing their freedom. This final chapter is the end of the road for several beloved characters, but the conclusion is sure to satisfy devoted fans of the series.
Pathfinder Tales: Song of the Serpent
by Hugh Matthews
Cover by Adrian Smith
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To an experienced thief like Krunzle the Quick, the merchant nation of Druma is full of treasures just waiting to be liberated. Yet when the fast-talking scoundrel gets caught stealing from one of the most powerful prophets of Kalistrade, the only option is to undertake a dangerous mission to recover the merchantlord”s runaway daughter – and the magical artifact she took with her. Armed with an arsenal of decidedly unhelpful magical items and chaperoned by an intelligent snake necklace happy to choke him into submission, Krunzle must venture far from the cities of the merchant utopia and into a series of adventures that will make him a rich man – or a corpse!
Leviathan
Written by Ian Edginton
Art by D’Israeli
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In 1928 the largest cruise liner the world has ever seen is launched. With a crew and passenger complement totalling nearly 30,000 people the Leviathan is bound for New York. However, it never reaches the Big Apple and simply… disappears!
Twenty years later – with the Leviathan stranded on an unearthly sea – Detective Sergeant Lament begins to investigate the mystery at the liner’s heart. What he discovers will change his world forever — but it might just bring the Leviathan home.