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GRANT MORRISON &
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THE
MYSTERY PLAY |
by Grant Morrison & Jon J. Muth |
Paperback: 96 pages
Warner Books
ISBN: 1563891891 |
$9.95

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A small English
town faced with social decay suffers even greater troubles when a theatrical
production retelling the Biblical story from Creation to Armageddon is
upset by the murder of God. As an atmosphere of suspicion threatened to
tear the town apart, a detective is called in to investigate, but he quickly
find himself caught in a race to unlock the dark secret of the town's redemption.
Story by Invisibles' creator Grant Morrrison and fantastic
atmospheric artwork by Jon J. Muth. |
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GREG RUCKA &
STEVE LIEBER |
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WHITEOUT |
by Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber |
Paperback: 128 pages
Oni Press
ISBN: 0966712714 |
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$11.95

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WHITEOUT is
the story of United States Deputy Marshal Carrie Stetko, the only official
US law enforcement officer present in Antarctica. She's based at McMurdo
Station, on Ross Island, the largest permanently staffed base in Antarctica.
She is, as they say, the law.
WHITEOUT is a murder mystery.
It's about friendship, isolation, betrayal. It's about the coldest, loneliest,
most remote place in the world. It's about a land where, in the height
of winter, the temperature is roughly that of equatorial Mars. |
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'WHITEOUT'
IN TRADE PAPERBACK -- A GREAT READ EQUALS A GREAT DEAL
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In 1998, Oni Press published
WHITEOUT by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, and the Antarctic mystery was
one of the most favorably received series of the season. In May, WHITEOUT
returned to the shelves as one large volume. After a series of murders,
U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko discovers a tangled plot to smuggle some precious
materials off the ice - but what and by who continues to elude her. Aided
by British secret agent Lily Sharpe, she unravels the web of betrayal and
lies to get to the answer. |
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WHITEOUT is
written by Greg Rucka, the celebrated author of the Atticus Kodiak series
of novels, including KEEPER, FINDER, and SMOKER (all published by Bantam
Books). He is also one of the key writers behind "No Man's Land" in DC's
BATMAN titles. The book is illustrated by Russ Manning nominee Steve Lieber,
whose work has also graced HAWKMAN, GRENDEL TALES, and CONAN. In addition
to collecting all of the story from the miniseries, the WHITEOUT trade
paperback also contains all the original covers by industry giants Matt
Wagner (MAGE), Mike Mignola (HELLBOY), and Dave Gibbons (MARTHA WASHINGTON
SAVES THE WORLD). For the collection, a brand-new cover was drawn by comics
legend Frank Miller, the creator behind SIN CITY and 300.
"The whole experience of
WHITEOUT has been a dream come true," commented Rucka. "You always here
about comics writers wanting to write novels or break into film, but for
me,I've gone the other way around. WHITEOUT is the sort of comic I have
always wanted to read, and to receive support from people like Matt Wagner
and Frank Miller - not to mention retailers and fans - on my first time
out has been a tremendous joy."
"All throughout the summer,
as I traveled to convention after convention," said Oni Press editor and
publisher Bob Schreck, "people kept stopping me and telling me how much
they loved WHITEOUT. This ranged from old friends to people I had never
seen in my life, from fans to professionals of the highest caliber. The
mix was simple - a strong, involving story coupled with solid, expressive
art. WHITEOUT is good comics through and through, and it's quality compels
us to put it into one volume." As an added bonus, all initial orders on
this book will feature a special tip-in plate signed by both Rucka and
Lieber.
"WHITEOUT has been one of
our best performing books," said Joe Nozemack, Oni Press publisher. "That
is due in no small part to all the readers and comic book stores who supported
us and pushed the material. So, for those people, we wanted to do something
different, and the signing seemed like the best way possible. Hopefully,
it will also be seen as an added incentive for new readers to give this
book a try."
"Collections are always a
good tool for reaching people who may not have looked at comics in a while,"
Schreck continued. "This is the sort of book you should be giving to your
friends who think comic are just kid's stuff. It looks like the regular
books they know, it feels like it, and once they read the story, they're
gonna see that this medium can tell any kind of tale it wants to."
"This isn't a book you're
just going to buy and stick on your shelf," Rucka concluded. "I am confident
that even if you read it the first time, you will want to read it again.
This trade paperback gives you that opportunity, and it provides you with
the an easily accessible format for reading it several more times. As a
writer, that is one of the most heartening things I can think of."
The WHITEOUT trade paperback
is 128 pages in length, presented in black-and-white with a striking cover
by Frank Miller. It carries a retail price of $10.95 U.S., $15.95 Can.,
and is available in stores now.. It contains harsh language and adult situations.
WHITEOUT was nominated for
three Eisner Awards: Best Limited Series, Best Writer (Greg Rucka), Best
penciller/inker (Steve Lieber). |
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RICHARD SALA |
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THE
CHUCKLING WHATSIT |
by Richard Sala |
Paperback-- 200 pages
Seven Hills Book Distributors
ISBN: 1560972815 |
$16.95

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Broom,
hack writer turned detective by necessity, is having a heck of a time figuring
out why astrology columnists are turning up dead, seemingly at the hand
of the Gull Street Ghoul, a killer from the city's past. The solution
to the crimes involves a strange organization named G.A.S.H., a
shadowy masked man named Mister Ixnay, and tiny outsider-art dolls
called "whatsits." This volume collects the entire storyline from
the pages of Zero Zero. |
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Your Flesh
magazine
says that The Chuckling Whatsit "smacks of the sweet aroma
of a venus flytrap. This is film noir in comics form: dark stormy nights,
twisted cities, long shadows, a knife in the back, all seen through a fish-eye
lens of madness." Richard Sala weaves a mystery that turns and twists
and leaves you guessing, wanting more. |
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J. WAGNER, A. GRANT,
& R. SMITH |
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THE
BOGIE MAN |
by John Wagner, Alan Grant, & Robin Smith |
Paperback: 224 pages
b&w
Pocket Books
ISBN: 0671009230 |
$14.00

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This volume
collects both novel-length adventures of this English cult classic for
the first time anywhere. The Bogie Man was also produced
as a BBC film featuring Robbie Coltrane, the star of the popular "Cracker"
television series. |
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A wildly entertaining
tale of a mental patient who believes he's a composite of Humphrey Bogart
characters. Funny thing is... he's better than Bogie ever was.
He calls himself Bogie, and
he's pounding the pavement of Glasgow in search of the legendary Black
Bird, one step ahead of the Fat Man and his gang of hardened killers. There's
one problem, though: the Bogie Man is actually escaped mental patient Francis
Forbes Clunie, and his hard-boiled adversaries are really law-abiding citizens
who are cleaner than a kilt on laundry day. But a little thing like reality
won't stop the Bogie Man from getting what he wants -- or hanging his imaginary
enemies out to dry. |
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