Comics - Collected Edition Highlights for February 2016

Collected edition highlights for February 2016. Click the links to pre-order discounted items from Amazon.

 
Howard's greatest enemy, Dr. Bong, has the fuming fowl at his mercy! And Howie's best gal Beverly faces an ultimatum: marry the villain or the duck's goose is cooked! Bing-Bong, the bells are gonna chime! It gets worse still for our feathered friend when he undergoes a monstrous transformation...into Howard the Human! Maybe he and his old pal Man-Thing will find some new hope in an oddly familiar galaxy amid a Star Waaugh!

COLLECTING: HOWARD THE DUCK (1976) 17-31, HOWARD THE DUCK MAGAZINE 1

It's a new lineup and a new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Writers Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter join George Pérez for an amazing collection of all-time Avengers classics. Wonder Man is back, but can he be trusted? What will his return mean for the Vision? And can the Avengers overcome the inconceivable might of the Serpent Crown?

COLLECTING: AVENGERS 150-163, ANNUAL (1967) 6; SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP 9

One of the most groundbreaking Marvel Comics of all is collected for the first time! Born to be the world's most fearsome fighter, Shang-Chi's life takes a major turn when he discovers the truth about his father - the villainous Fu Manchu! So begins the epic story of the Master of Kung Fu! On a quest to end the reign of his pernicious patriarch, Shang-Chi pits his deadly hands and furious feet against incredible foes like Tiger-Claw, Razor-Fist, the mysterious Midnight - and even the macabre Man-Thing! But will his mastery of martial arts be enough in a throwdown with the Amazing Spider-Man?

Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, GERRY CONWAY, DOUG MOENCH, LEN WEIN & ROGER STERN

Penciled by JIM STARLIN, PAUL GULACY, AL MILGROM, KEITH POLLARD, JOHN BUSCEMA, SAL BUSCEMA, ROSS ANDRU & MORE

COLLECTING: SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15-16, MASTER OF KUNG FU (1974) #17-37, GIANT-SIZE MASTER OF KUNG FU #1-4, GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #2, and Material from IRON MAN ANNUAL #4

Get the full story of Marvel's most superior superteam! They're the mightiest heroes of their dimension, but what happens when the Squadron Supreme encounter the Serpent Crown...and the Avengers? Then, in one of the most celebrated miniseries of all time, the Squadron expand their ranks - and take control of their United States in a bid to create utopia!

COLLECTING: AVENGERS 69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; THOR 280; DEFENDERS 112-114; SQUADRON SUPREME 1-12; CAPTAIN AMERICA 314; SQUADRON SUPREME: DEATH OF A UNIVERSE; QUASAR 13-16, 51-52; AVENGERS 5-6; AND MORE!

Face Front, True Believers, and treasure this super-sized celebration of the incredible career of Stan Lee! More than 70 years of stories, featuring dozens of Lee's beloved co-creations - including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers, Daredevil and Nick Fury - all in his signature, senses-shattering style! These astonishing tales of suspense, horror, fantasy, romance, comedy, cowboys, super heroics and more prove beyond doubt that Stan is "The Man!" Excelsior!

COLLECTING: INCREDIBLE HULK 1; AVENGERS 1, 15-16; X-MEN 4-5; SGT. FURY 8; FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL 2-3; DAREDEVIL 7, 47; CAPTAIN AMERICA 109; THOR 146-152, 179-181; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 96-98, 365, 634-645; SAVAGE SHE-HULK 1; SILVER SURFER: PARABLE 1-2; CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 3, 16; AMAZING FANTASY 15; TALES TO ASTONISH 35; TALES OF SUSPENSE 39; STRANGE TALES 135; SILVER SURFER 3; AND MORE

When the last son of Krypton was sent to Earth, one of the greatest legends of all time was born. This edition collects some of the earliest tales of Superman as they were first published. Written and drawn by his creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, included here are the orginal first appearances of Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman's alter ego Clark Kent, as well as the Man of Steel's first use of his x-ray vision.

Collects Action Comics #1-12, Superman #1-4 and World's Fair Comics #1.

The apocalypse arrives, as robots attack, alien invaders descend, and other threats strive to eradicate mankind! With fan-favorite characters the Rook, Darklon, and Hunter returning and the massive Eerie celebration issue #100 included, Eerie Archives volume 21 is not to be missed! Collecting Eerie issues #100 to #103, this tome features a plethora of grotesque suspense stories that will appeal to fans of classic comics and horror alike! Brought to you by comic book titans Paul Gulacy, Jim Starlin, Larry Hama, Bill DuBay, Budd Lewis, Leo Duranona, Alfredo Alcala, Jose Ortiz, and more!

It is time. Sunstream, son of Wolfrider chief Cutter Kinseeker, finally fulfills his destiny and becomes the psychic link among all the elfin tribes scattered across the World of Two Moons. At long last, the seeds planted 20,000 years ago in the original, classic Quest can come to fruition. But a devastating secret, long hidden in plain sight, is also moving into the light. When the full impact of this revelation becomes known, it will affect the entire elfin race forever.

Volume 2 collects Wendy and Richard Pini's issues #7-12 of The Final Quest, the newest adventures of the Wolfriders!

In 1956, Hellboy caravans across Mexico--vampire-hunting with luchadores, finding the Aztec Gods, fighting evil turkeys and Frankenstein's monster, and drinking way too much tequila, in the strangest collection of his adventures yet.

Hellboy in Mexico collects Hellboy and the Aztec Mummy, Hellboy Gets Married, and Hellboy and the Coffinman Rematch from Dark Horse Presents; Hellboy and the Coffinman from the Hellboy 20th Anniversary Sampler; Hellboy in Mexico one-shot comic: and the original graphic novel, Hellboy: House of the Living Dead.

From the visionary mind of living comics legend Neal Adams comes Blood! The deceptively simple-minded Lionel has been kidnapped and brutalized by a criminal syndicate with ties to the medieval Knights Templar. His only hope is his "friend" Jorge Maslow--the one-man army otherwise known as Blood! Flowing through Blood's veins is an arcane, unfathomable power whose origins stretch back to the very dawn of human history. An ancient struggle will come to a head in single fiery night of war! Collecting Neal Adams' original stories from Dark Horse Presents, this book features an incredible animated 3D lenticular cover.

Merry Christmas from the Rat Pack



New "Twin Peaks" teaser


Pop Culture Roundup: Bob Dylan; Four Tops; Chris Samnee, Will Eisner

An in-depth analysis of Bob Dylan's Christmas lights.
Mounted on the highest branches of the huge hedge that protects the privacy of his front yard, Mr. Dylan's brand new lights stood in stark contrast to their weather-worn predecessors, perhaps still trapped deep in the middle of this same hedge where they are resigned to growing ever more faded with the passage of time.
The new 2015 "roller coaster of lights" seemed to make a relatively joyous statement, bringing a more circuslike holiday atmosphere to the block. Were they the work of a reimagined "Big Top Bob," a man in the midst of spiritual rebirth?
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Via Monkey Picks: Street safety Motown style.



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Chris Samnee is among the better comics artists working today, in my opinion. Here's a nice batch of his black-and-white pin-ups.


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The Comics Journal remembers Will Eisner's "Star Jaws."


New Music Friday: Star Wars - The Force Awakens OST; The H8tful Eight OST; Rumer, more

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