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<\/a><\/p>\nSamurai Executioner Omnibus<\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 1<\/a><\/h1>\nStory by\u00a0<\/strong>Kazuo Koike
\nArt by\u00a0<\/strong>Goseki Kojima<\/p>\nPromo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\nFrom Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the legendary creators of\u00a0Lone Wolf and Cub<\/i>,comes\u00a0Samurai Executioner<\/i>. Yamada Asaemon tests swords and performs executions for the shogun. The feared \u201cDecapitator Asaemon\u201d is the last stop for the doomed and often becomes final confessor as well as slayer. Collects all of volume 1 and volume 2, plus \u201cHellstick\u201d from volume 3.<\/p>\n
* Nearly 800 pages for only $19.99!<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCrime Does Not Pay Archives<\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 7<\/a><\/h1>\nWritten by <\/strong>Charles Biro with Arne Arntzen, Ken “K. W.” Fitch, and others
\nForeword by Lorenzo Carcaterra
\nArt by\u00a0<\/strong>Jack Alderman,\u00a0Edd Ashe, Dan Barry, Joe Certa,\u00a0Golden, Harley M. Griffiths,\u00a0Fred Guardineer, C. L. Hartman, George A. Marko,\u00a0Rudy Palais,\u00a0Robert Q. Sale, Mike Roy, Kenny Sumfest, Dan Tay, George Tuska, and Red Woodbury
\nCover by <\/strong>Charles Biro<\/p>\nPromo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\nA crooked path of theft, extortion, and murder can only lead one place: the electric chair! When will these no-good mugs learn? The latest volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award\u2013nominated archival series collects issues #46\u2013#49 of the wildly popular 1940s true-crime comic series, with a new foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Sleepers)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
* 2013 Eisner and Harvey Award\u2013nominated series!<\/p>\n
* Foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (New York Times<\/i>\u00a0best-selling author of\u00a0Sleepers<\/i>)!<\/p>\n
I reviewed volume one<\/a> of the\u00a0Crime Does Not Pay<\/strong><\/em> Archives<\/strong>.<\/p>\nCollecting the first four issues of the infamous pre-code crime comic, this full color hardcover collection of lurid tales features work by some the era’s finest artists including Charles Biro, Woody Hamilton, Harry Lucey, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Frank Giacoia, Bob Wood, and Dan Barry. Most importantly, the volume contains Biro’s grotesque covers that even today would be considered disturbing. One such illustration features a man forcing a woman’s head onto a lit stove, igniting her hair. For the most part, the unflinching true crime stories themselves read well and are magnificently illustrated. The book’s main flaw lies not with the original\u00a0Crime Does Not Pay<\/i><\/b>\u00a0comics but rather the Dark Horse presentation. Beyond the brief Matt Fraction foreword, the archive offers little in the way of background material. The back cover and Fraction allude to the series being “partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority,” but not the hows and whys. No backgrounds or biographies of any of the creators are included. Nor the origin of the title or concept. Also, the series started with issue #22. Why? What title preceded it? (For the completist out there, it bore the title\u00a0Silver Streak Comics<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for the first 21 issues.) Establishing historical context elevates any collection of older works and in a $50 volume, these facts often justify the price.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNexus Omnibus <\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 5<\/a><\/h1>\nWritten by<\/strong> Mike Baron with Roger Salick and Ian Carney
\nArt by <\/strong>Steve Rude, Paul Smith, Adam Hughes,\u00a0Steve Epting, Phil Hester, Brandon Peterson, Michael Dooney, Bob Dvorak,\u00a0Neil “Spyder” Hansen, Steve Huston, \u00a0John Nyberg, Mark McKenna, Greg Guler, Paul Fricke, Greg Buler, Tom Baxa, Tony Akins, and Chuck Wojtkiewicz
\nCover by <\/strong>Steve Rude<\/p>\nPromo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen Horatio Hellpop resigns as Nexus, the mantle of cosmic executioner falls to the vengeful and dangerous Loomis sisters. It isn\u2019t long before the amazing power that accompanies the office begins to corrupt Stacy and Michana Loomis, and the nigh-omnipotent Merk must supplant them with a new, nobler host! Collects issues #53\u2013#65 of\u00a0Nexus<\/i>volume 2 and issues #2\u2013#4 of\u00a0The Next Nexus<\/i>!<\/p>\n
* Features early work from Adam Hughes, Peter David, and Phil Hester!<\/p>\n
* Over 400 pages!<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nFear Agent Library Edition<\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 2<\/a><\/h1>\nWritten by <\/strong>Rick Remender
\nArt by <\/strong>Tony Moore, Jerome Ope\u00f1a, Mike Hawthorne, and John Lucas
\nCover by <\/strong>Tony Moore<\/p>\nPromo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\nThe outlook isn\u2019t sunny for Heath Huston or his ensemble of Fear Agents\u2014planet Earth is infested by Feeder aliens, robotic conquerors are manipulating the universe through time travel, and Heath discovers a traitor in their midst! This second volume of the deluxe\u00a0Fear Agent<\/i>\u00a0Library Edition collects issues #17-#32 of the popular series, and also includes\u00a0Tales of the Fear Agent<\/i>\u00a0bonus stories and a massive gallery of covers, sketches, and pin-ups!<\/p>\n
* From the writer of\u00a0Uncanny X-Force<\/i>, Marvel\u2019s smash hit!<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there were more comics out there like\u00a0Fear Agent<\/i>, I\u2019d buy more comics.\u201d \u2013 Eric Powell,\u00a0The Goon<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cFear Agent<\/i>\u00a0is absolutely everything I love about comics in one fantastic package.\u201d \u2013 Matt Fraction,\u00a0Casanova<\/i>,\u00a0The Punisher<\/i><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSavage Sword of Conan <\/em>
\nVolume 16<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\nWritten by <\/strong>Charles Dixon, Gerry Conway, and Gary Kwapisz
\nArt by <\/strong>Gary Kwapisz, Mike Docherty, Jorge Zaffino, Ernie Chan, Mark Pacella, and Pat Redding
\nCover by<\/strong> Earl Norem<\/b><\/p>\nPromo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\nPlagued by the apparition of a lost lover in torment, Conan returns to the Valley of Howling Shadows, a forbidding land of dark magic and suffocating madness. But the visions are the conjurings of a treacherous necromancer who needs Conan\u2019s aid to claim a treasure of ultimate sorcerous power! CollectsConan<\/i>\u00a0stories from Marvel\u2019s\u00a0The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian<\/i>\u00a0#161\u2013#170.<\/p>\n
* Showcasing stories never before collected and out of print for over twenty years!<\/p>\n
* Over 500 pages, value priced.<\/p>\n
* Featuring stories by famed comics and screen scribe Gerry Conway.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTrigun Maximum Omnibus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
\n Volume 3<\/a><\/h1>\nby<\/strong>\u00a0Yasuhiro Nightow<\/p>\nPromo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\nVash the Stampede is the deadliest gunslinger in the galaxy, but his brother, Knives, is the deadliest creature in existence! Knives is out to turn planet Gunsmoke into just that, and he may soon grow too powerful to be stopped\u2014though Vash may die trying! Sci-fi insanity from Yasuhiro Nightow! CollectsTrigun Maximum<\/i>\u00a0volumes 7, 8, and 9.<\/p>\n
* A mainstay of Cartoon Network\u2019s Adult Swim!<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Trigun: Badlands Rumble<\/i>\u00a0film released in 2010.<\/p>\n
* Yasuhiro Nightow\u2019s\u00a0Blood Blockade Battlefront<\/i>\u00a0now being published by Dark Horse Manga.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s take\u00a0a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Samurai Executioner Omnibus Volume 1 Story by\u00a0Kazuo Koike Art by\u00a0Goseki Kojima Promo copy: From Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the legendary creators of\u00a0Lone Wolf and Cub,comes\u00a0Samurai Executioner. Yamada … Continue reading
\nArt by\u00a0<\/strong>Goseki Kojima<\/p>\n
Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n From Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the legendary creators of\u00a0Lone Wolf and Cub<\/i>,comes\u00a0Samurai Executioner<\/i>. Yamada Asaemon tests swords and performs executions for the shogun. The feared \u201cDecapitator Asaemon\u201d is the last stop for the doomed and often becomes final confessor as well as slayer. Collects all of volume 1 and volume 2, plus \u201cHellstick\u201d from volume 3.<\/p>\n * Nearly 800 pages for only $19.99!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Written by <\/strong>Charles Biro with Arne Arntzen, Ken “K. W.” Fitch, and others Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n A crooked path of theft, extortion, and murder can only lead one place: the electric chair! When will these no-good mugs learn? The latest volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award\u2013nominated archival series collects issues #46\u2013#49 of the wildly popular 1940s true-crime comic series, with a new foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Sleepers)<\/i>.<\/p>\n * 2013 Eisner and Harvey Award\u2013nominated series!<\/p>\n * Foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (New York Times<\/i>\u00a0best-selling author of\u00a0Sleepers<\/i>)!<\/p>\n I reviewed volume one<\/a> of the\u00a0Crime Does Not Pay<\/strong><\/em> Archives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Collecting the first four issues of the infamous pre-code crime comic, this full color hardcover collection of lurid tales features work by some the era’s finest artists including Charles Biro, Woody Hamilton, Harry Lucey, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, George Tuska, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Frank Giacoia, Bob Wood, and Dan Barry. Most importantly, the volume contains Biro’s grotesque covers that even today would be considered disturbing. One such illustration features a man forcing a woman’s head onto a lit stove, igniting her hair. For the most part, the unflinching true crime stories themselves read well and are magnificently illustrated. The book’s main flaw lies not with the original\u00a0Crime Does Not Pay<\/i><\/b>\u00a0comics but rather the Dark Horse presentation. Beyond the brief Matt Fraction foreword, the archive offers little in the way of background material. The back cover and Fraction allude to the series being “partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority,” but not the hows and whys. No backgrounds or biographies of any of the creators are included. Nor the origin of the title or concept. Also, the series started with issue #22. Why? What title preceded it? (For the completist out there, it bore the title\u00a0Silver Streak Comics<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for the first 21 issues.) Establishing historical context elevates any collection of older works and in a $50 volume, these facts often justify the price.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Written by<\/strong> Mike Baron with Roger Salick and Ian Carney Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n When Horatio Hellpop resigns as Nexus, the mantle of cosmic executioner falls to the vengeful and dangerous Loomis sisters. It isn\u2019t long before the amazing power that accompanies the office begins to corrupt Stacy and Michana Loomis, and the nigh-omnipotent Merk must supplant them with a new, nobler host! Collects issues #53\u2013#65 of\u00a0Nexus<\/i>volume 2 and issues #2\u2013#4 of\u00a0The Next Nexus<\/i>!<\/p>\n * Features early work from Adam Hughes, Peter David, and Phil Hester!<\/p>\n * Over 400 pages!<\/p>\n Written by <\/strong>Rick Remender Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n The outlook isn\u2019t sunny for Heath Huston or his ensemble of Fear Agents\u2014planet Earth is infested by Feeder aliens, robotic conquerors are manipulating the universe through time travel, and Heath discovers a traitor in their midst! This second volume of the deluxe\u00a0Fear Agent<\/i>\u00a0Library Edition collects issues #17-#32 of the popular series, and also includes\u00a0Tales of the Fear Agent<\/i>\u00a0bonus stories and a massive gallery of covers, sketches, and pin-ups!<\/p>\n * From the writer of\u00a0Uncanny X-Force<\/i>, Marvel\u2019s smash hit!<\/p>\n \u201cIf there were more comics out there like\u00a0Fear Agent<\/i>, I\u2019d buy more comics.\u201d \u2013 Eric Powell,\u00a0The Goon<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cFear Agent<\/i>\u00a0is absolutely everything I love about comics in one fantastic package.\u201d \u2013 Matt Fraction,\u00a0Casanova<\/i>,\u00a0The Punisher<\/i><\/p>\n Written by <\/strong>Charles Dixon, Gerry Conway, and Gary Kwapisz Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n Plagued by the apparition of a lost lover in torment, Conan returns to the Valley of Howling Shadows, a forbidding land of dark magic and suffocating madness. But the visions are the conjurings of a treacherous necromancer who needs Conan\u2019s aid to claim a treasure of ultimate sorcerous power! CollectsConan<\/i>\u00a0stories from Marvel\u2019s\u00a0The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian<\/i>\u00a0#161\u2013#170.<\/p>\n * Showcasing stories never before collected and out of print for over twenty years!<\/p>\n * Over 500 pages, value priced.<\/p>\n * Featuring stories by famed comics and screen scribe Gerry Conway.<\/p>\n by<\/strong>\u00a0Yasuhiro Nightow<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n Vash the Stampede is the deadliest gunslinger in the galaxy, but his brother, Knives, is the deadliest creature in existence! Knives is out to turn planet Gunsmoke into just that, and he may soon grow too powerful to be stopped\u2014though Vash may die trying! Sci-fi insanity from Yasuhiro Nightow! CollectsTrigun Maximum<\/i>\u00a0volumes 7, 8, and 9.<\/p>\n * A mainstay of Cartoon Network\u2019s Adult Swim!<\/p>\n *\u00a0Trigun: Badlands Rumble<\/i>\u00a0film released in 2010.<\/p>\n * Yasuhiro Nightow\u2019s\u00a0Blood Blockade Battlefront<\/i>\u00a0now being published by Dark Horse Manga.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take\u00a0a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. Samurai Executioner Omnibus Volume 1 Story by\u00a0Kazuo Koike Art by\u00a0Goseki Kojima Promo copy: From Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the legendary creators of\u00a0Lone Wolf and Cub,comes\u00a0Samurai Executioner. Yamada … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\nCrime Does Not Pay Archives<\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 7<\/a><\/h1>\n
\nForeword by Lorenzo Carcaterra
\nArt by\u00a0<\/strong>Jack Alderman,\u00a0Edd Ashe, Dan Barry, Joe Certa,\u00a0Golden, Harley M. Griffiths,\u00a0Fred Guardineer, C. L. Hartman, George A. Marko,\u00a0Rudy Palais,\u00a0Robert Q. Sale, Mike Roy, Kenny Sumfest, Dan Tay, George Tuska, and Red Woodbury
\nCover by <\/strong>Charles Biro<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nNexus Omnibus <\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 5<\/a><\/h1>\n
\nArt by <\/strong>Steve Rude, Paul Smith, Adam Hughes,\u00a0Steve Epting, Phil Hester, Brandon Peterson, Michael Dooney, Bob Dvorak,\u00a0Neil “Spyder” Hansen, Steve Huston, \u00a0John Nyberg, Mark McKenna, Greg Guler, Paul Fricke, Greg Buler, Tom Baxa, Tony Akins, and Chuck Wojtkiewicz
\nCover by <\/strong>Steve Rude<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nFear Agent Library Edition<\/strong><\/em>
\nVolume 2<\/a><\/h1>\n
\nArt by <\/strong>Tony Moore, Jerome Ope\u00f1a, Mike Hawthorne, and John Lucas
\nCover by <\/strong>Tony Moore<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSavage Sword of Conan <\/em>
\nVolume 16<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n
\nArt by <\/strong>Gary Kwapisz, Mike Docherty, Jorge Zaffino, Ernie Chan, Mark Pacella, and Pat Redding
\nCover by<\/strong> Earl Norem<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTrigun Maximum Omnibus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
\n Volume 3<\/a><\/h1>\n