The storied Gundam franchise’s “First Season” that set new standards of verisimilitude for televised sci-fi animation returns in comics form at the hand of one of the initial creators! The definitive account expands on the classic narrative with the same sense of purpose that lit up the screen more than four decades ago.
This new edition collects the original bestselling twelve-installment English release into six oversized volumes. All of the many color pages—unusually numerous for Japanese comics—have been retained…only at a larger size. The master’s artwork has never looked so grand!
(Does not include essays and illustrations from the original release that are not the author’s own)
Back in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material! Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in the Amazing Spider-Man. Their blend of everyday woes and super-heroic exploits was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece: the Master Planner saga. With the clock ticking and Aunt May's life on the line, Stan and Steve put Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career and define a hero in the process. They'll also introduce you to Gwen Stacy and show you around the campus at E.S.U. before a new talent joins the Spider-Man team. In John Romita Sr.'s legendary debut, the Green Goblin uncovers Spidey's secret identity. Peter Parker finds himself fighting for his life only to discover the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #31-40. All Ages
Back in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material! Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in the Amazing Spider-Man. Their blend of everyday woes and super-heroic exploits was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece: the Master Planner saga. With the clock ticking and Aunt May's life on the line, Stan and Steve put Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career and define a hero in the process. They'll also introduce you to Gwen Stacy and show you around the campus at E.S.U. before a new talent joins the Spider-Man team. In John Romita Sr.'s legendary debut, the Green Goblin uncovers Spidey's secret identity. Peter Parker finds himself fighting for his life only to discover the Goblin is none other than Norman Osborn! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #31-40. All Ages
(W) Various (A) Various
SIX OF THE MAN OF STEEL'S GREATEST TALES! This slipcase box set includes six softcover editions of beloved Superman stories by some of the comics industry's most creative talents, including All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore and Curt Swan, Superman: Up in the Sky by Tom King and Andy Kubert, and Superman Vol. 1: Supercorp by Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell. Take these adventures home with you and catch Superman in theaters!
(W) Karmome Shirahama
As the anime casts its spell across the world, it's the perfect time to step into the lush and inspiring world of this landmark fantasy series. In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows witches are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch... until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling witch. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody 'knows' might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem... This collector's box set contains the first six volumes of the series, plus an exclusive set of art cards.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Phil Jimenez, Jose Villarrubia
Featuring more than 300 pages of rarely seen material, Wonder Woman by Phil Jimenez Omnibus collects years of spectacular storytelling from this unforgettable writer and artist. Includes Wonder Woman #164-188, Wonder Woman: Donna Troy #1, Wonder Woman: Our Worlds at War #1, and DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1-4 as well as pinups, variants, secret files, and more.
(W) Dan Abnett, Various (A) Sean Chen, Various (CA) Aleksi Briclot
The sequel to Marvel's biggest comsic epic of all time collected in its entirety, and led to the formation of the superstar hero team, the Guardians of the Galaxy!
Nova hurtles into the cosmic epic that united the blockbuster modern-day Guardians of the Galaxy! In the aftermath of the Annihilation War, a devastated galaxy struggles to rebuild. The Nova Corps is destroyed, leaving only Richard Rider. Who will rise to guard the galaxy from the threat of Ultron? When the Kree homeworld is invaded by the techno-Organic Phalanx, Star-Lord must lead a ragtag team into battle behind enemy lines with a lineup that includes Mantis, Bug, Groot and Rocket Raccoon! Meanwhile, the new Quasar seeks a mysterious savior - and the Phalanx take over Nova and Gamora! Who is the haunted loner called Wraith? Can the New Mutants' Warlock free Nova? And what are Ultron and the Phalanx really after?
COLLECTING: NOVA (2007) #1-12 and ANNUAL #1, ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST PROLOGUE, ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - STARLORD #1-4, ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST
The complete saga of the Gang War pitting Marvel's street-level heroes against a horde of feuding crime bosses! When the gangs of New York go to war, no one is safe from the chaos that ensues - and Spider-Man knows that to beat them, he must join them. With his fellow Spider-Man Miles Morales, She-Hulk, Daredevil and Spider-Woman at his side, Spidey swings into action with the goal of shutting down these villains in under 48 hours - but will Tombstone be their biggest target or a surprising ally? Mayor Luke Cage can't just sit this one out behind a desk - and his predecessor, former Kingpin of Crime Wilson Fisk won't either! Meanwhile, Mary Jane Watson will try her luck as Jackpot - but as the leader of the Five Weapons Society, will Shang-Chi be on the side of the heroes or seeking to win the Gang War himself? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: GANG WAR FIRST STRIKE, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #39-44, DAREDEVIL: GANG WAR #1-4, DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU: GANG WAR #1-3, JACKPOT #1, LUKE CAGE: GANG WAR #1-4, MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2022) #13-16 and SPIDER-WOMAN (2023) #1-4. Rated T+
The complete saga of the Gang War pitting Marvel's street-level heroes against a horde of feuding crime bosses! When the gangs of New York go to war, no one is safe from the chaos that ensues - and Spider-Man knows that to beat them, he must join them. With his fellow Spider-Man Miles Morales, She-Hulk, Daredevil and Spider-Woman at his side, Spidey swings into action with the goal of shutting down these villains in under 48 hours - but will Tombstone be their biggest target or a surprising ally? Mayor Luke Cage can't just sit this one out behind a desk - and his predecessor, former Kingpin of Crime Wilson Fisk won't either! Meanwhile, Mary Jane Watson will try her luck as Jackpot - but as the leader of the Five Weapons Society, will Shang-Chi be on the side of the heroes or seeking to win the Gang War himself? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: GANG WAR FIRST STRIKE, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #39-44, DAREDEVIL: GANG WAR #1-4, DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU: GANG WAR #1-3, JACKPOT #1, LUKE CAGE: GANG WAR #1-4, MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2022) #13-16 and SPIDER-WOMAN (2023) #1-4. Rated T+
LEGENDARY WRITER PETER DAVID REVISITS PETER PARKER'S TIME IN THE SYMBIOTIC SUIT! Everyone knows the infamous living costume Spider-Man accidentally brought back from the Secret Wars eventually became the wicked web-slinger known as Venom - but what happened before Peter Parker discovered its sinister symbiotic secret? A lot! When his girlfriend, the Black Cat, is the victim of blackmail, the darker-than-ever wall-crawler takes on that most mystifying of menaces: Mysterio! Then the Hobgoblin strikes, deadlier than ever! But where did Hobby get these uncanny new powers? Hopefully Doctor Strange can answer that question - because reality itself depends on it! Spidey joins the Black Knight and Kang the Conqueror in a time-torn tussle with Knull, the King in Black! And another mind-bending trip puts him on a collision course with the Hulk! Plus: Peter David returns to 2099 to bond Miguel O'Hara with his own symbiote! Collecting SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1-5, SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: ALIEN REALITY #1-5, SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: KING IN BLACK #1-5, SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: CROSSROADS #1-5 and SYMBIOTE SPIDE
LEGENDARY WRITER PETER DAVID REVISITS PETER PARKER'S TIME IN THE SYMBIOTIC SUIT! Everyone knows the infamous living costume Spider-Man accidentally brought back from the Secret Wars eventually became the wicked web-slinger known as Venom - but what happened before Peter Parker discovered its sinister symbiotic secret? A lot! When his girlfriend, the Black Cat, is the victim of blackmail, the darker-than-ever wall-crawler takes on that most mystifying of menaces: Mysterio! Then the Hobgoblin strikes, deadlier than ever! But where did Hobby get these uncanny new powers? Hopefully Doctor Strange can answer that question - because reality itself depends on it! Spidey joins the Black Knight and Kang the Conqueror in a time-torn tussle with Knull, the King in Black! And another mind-bending trip puts him on a collision course with the Hulk! Plus: Peter David returns to 2099 to bond Miguel O'Hara with his own symbiote! Collecting SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1-5, SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: ALIEN REALITY #1-5, SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: KING IN BLACK #1-5, SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: CROSSROADS #1-5 and SYMBIOTE SPIDE
(W/A/CA) Mike Grell
Mike Grell's legendary Jon Sable Freelance set new standards for storytelling in comics, ushering in an era of excellence that changed comics forever. From the African plains to the concrete jungle of New York, now you can experience all the pulse-pounding action and excitement in a larger format than ever before as one of the best-reviewed comics of all time gets the treatment it deserves in this Absolute-sized deluxe Masterstroke Edition, remastered and recolored for the 21st century! Reprints Jon Sable Freelance #14-27.
(W) Darwyn Cooke (A) Darwyn Cooke, J. Bone, Michael Cho (CA) Darwyn Cooke
From Eisner Award-winning artist-writer Darwyn Cooke and Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart comes DC: The New Frontier--one of the most acclaimed superhero comics of the 21st century. This edition collects the original six-issue miniseries, JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL and a New Frontier story from SOLO #5 and features over 50 pages of designs, sketches and preliminary artwork from Cooke.
(W) Tom King, Various (A) Various (CA) Clay Mann
Art by Mikel Janin, David Finch, Mitch Gerads and Others What has become of Bruce Wayne after years spent in service of vengeance? Is there still a man under the mask, or has the man become the costume? The first chapter in Tom King's renowned Dark Knight epic begins here! Collects BATMAN: REBIRTH #1, BATMAN #1-32, BATMAN/ELMER FUDD SPECIAL #1, DETECTIVE COMICS #941-942, THE FLASH #21-22, NIGHTWING #5-6, and Good Boy from BATMAN ANNUAL #1. Featuring a brand-new introduction by King, a new wraparound cover by Clay Mann, and never-before-seen material from the making of the legendary run.
(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Various (CA) Dan Mora
Art by Dan Mora, Ivan Reis, Viktor Bogdanovic, Max Raynor and Others No mansion. No fortune. With anti-vigilante sentiment on the rise and both new and old villainy sweeping Gotham, Bruce Wayne must rethink how to be Batman...or risk losing his city for good! Collects Tamaki's saga from DETECTIVE COMICS #1027, #1034-1061, DETECTIVE COMICS 2021 ANNUAL #1, BATMAN: SECRET FILES: HUNTRESS #1, and FUTURE STATE: DARK DETECTIVE #1-4, along with BATMAN - ONE BAD DAY: TWO-FACE #1 and tales from BATMAN SECRET FILES #3 and BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE #5. Featuring a new cover by Dan Mora, a new introduction by series editor Paul Kaminski, and more!
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Stuart Immonen & Various (CA) Stuart Immonen
Superstar comic author Brian Michael Bendis collides the past and present of the X-Men in this thought-provoking and exciting era of Marvel's Mutants!
Brian Michael Bendis blazes a new trail for the original X-Men! It's a blast from the past as Professor X's original five students - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast - are plucked from yesteryear and brought to the present day. But what they find - and the state of Xavier's dream - is far from the future they dreamed of. How will these young, idealistic heroes react when faced with the crushing knowledge of what fate holds for them? And how will the embittered X-Men of the present day deal with their past coming crashing forward? The time-torn teens don new costumes, face life-changing revelations and undertake their first cosmic adventure alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy! Meanwhile, the Utopians hold a secret that will change the future of mutantkind - but who are the Utopians?! The All-New X-Men may regret finding out!
COLLECTING: ALL-NEW X
Created in 1939, Namor was Marvel's first super hero, and his 1960s reintroduction linked those appearances to create the tapestry of the Marvel Universe! Imperius rex! Namor, the Sub-Mariner, is getting the Omnibus treatment! This volume takes a deep dive into his first Marvel Age exploits, collecting all the rare appearances where the anarchic antihero wreaked havoc on the nascent Marvel Universe. Back then, Namor was just as likely to team up with Doctor Doom as he was to save the world, and that was a formula for excitement! When the brash monarch earned his own series in TALES TO ASTONISH, he set out on a quest for the Trident of Neptune that would prove his status as rightful heir to the throne of Atlantis. He'll also battle Warlord Krang, defend the Lady Dorma and go to war with the Secret Empire on the way to his own solo series! Collecting SUB-MARINER (1968) #1; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #4, #6, #9, #14, #27, #33 and ANNUAL (1963) #1; AVENGERS (1963) #3-4; X-MEN (1963) #6; and DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 - and material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #70-101; IRON MAN AND SUB-MARINER #1;
Created in 1939, Namor was Marvel's first super hero, and his 1960s reintroduction linked those appearances to create the tapestry of the Marvel Universe! Imperius rex! Namor, the Sub-Mariner, is getting the Omnibus treatment! This volume takes a deep dive into his first Marvel Age exploits, collecting all the rare appearances where the anarchic antihero wreaked havoc on the nascent Marvel Universe. Back then, Namor was just as likely to team up with Doctor Doom as he was to save the world, and that was a formula for excitement! When the brash monarch earned his own series in TALES TO ASTONISH, he set out on a quest for the Trident of Neptune that would prove his status as rightful heir to the throne of Atlantis. He'll also battle Warlord Krang, defend the Lady Dorma and go to war with the Secret Empire on the way to his own solo series! Collecting SUB-MARINER (1968) #1; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #4, #6, #9, #14, #27, #33 and ANNUAL (1963) #1; AVENGERS (1963) #3-4; X-MEN (1963) #6; and DAREDEVIL (1964) #7 - and material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #70-101; IRON MAN AND SUB-MARINER #1;
(W) Michael Fleisher, Larry Yakata (A) John Buscema (CA) Mike Kaluta
THIS EPIC OMNIBUS INCLUDES OVER 625 PAGES FEATURING DIGITALLY REMASTERED ARTWORK AND A BONUS SECTION OF RARELY SEEN ARTWORK. In an Omnibus extravaganza that covers the entire run of writer Michael Fleisher’s two years on Conan the Barbarian, artist John Buscema turns in page after page of iconic artwork featuring Conan opposite some of his most mysterious foes: The scheming Jergal Zadh, the magic-wielding Alhambra, the conniving Baron Vjerzak and Conan’s old comrade Fafnir! Includes two mighty Annuals and a classic issue of What If? that asks the question: What if Conan was stranded in the 20th century? This volume Reprints: CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #150-171, CONAN THE BARBARIAN ANNUAL (1973) #8-9, WHAT IF? (1977) #43.
(W) Michael Fleisher, Larry Yakata (A/CA) John Buscema
THIS EPIC OMNIBUS INCLUDES OVER 625 PAGES FEATURING DIGITALLY REMASTERED ARTWORK AND A BONUS SECTION OF RARELY SEEN ARTWORK. In an Omnibus extravaganza that covers the entire run of writer Michael Fleisher’s two years on Conan the Barbarian, artist John Buscema turns in page after page of iconic artwork featuring Conan opposite some of his most mysterious foes: The scheming Jergal Zadh, the magic-wielding Alhambra, the conniving Baron Vjerzak and Conan’s old comrade Fafnir! Includes two mighty Annuals and a classic issue of What If? that asks the question: What if Conan was stranded in the 20th century? This volume Reprints: CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #150-171, CONAN THE BARBARIAN ANNUAL (1973) #8-9, WHAT IF? (1977) #43.
(W) Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, Alan Zelenetz (A) John Buscema, Marc Silvestri (CA) Marc Silvestri
ALL HAIL KING CONAN!CONAN THE BARBARIAN, THE THIEF, THE MERCENARY, AND NOW… CONAN THE KING! From the battlefield to the throne room, from barbarian to legendary monarch, the timeless saga of Conan reaches the era when he became KING!Collecting issues #1-19 of King Conan (1980-1983).
(W) Marjorie Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda
Creator/writer MARJORIE LIU and creator/artist SANA TAKEDA present a deluxe, oversized hardcover edition of their beloved breakout comic in MONSTRESS BOOK THREE.Humans and hybrid Arcanics are at war once again, but battles of the heart and soul are the most dangerous of all. Caught in the calculating grip of the Dusk Court, Maika and Zinn uncover painful secrets of the past while Tuya fights to preserve her future?and young Kippa represents the only hope for the present.MONSTRESS, BOOK THREE takes readers beyond the Known World to remote islands and an even more remote planet as our heroes finally find answers to some of their greatest mysteries.Collecting volumes 7-9 (issues #36-54) of the Eisner, Hugo, Harvey & British Fantasy Award-winning series by MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA, this deluxe, oversized hardcover brimming with more than 500 pages of art deco beauty and steampunk horror will make an elegant addition to any fan's shelf.
(W) Fabian Nicieza, Various (A) Mark Bagley, Various (CA) Mark Bagley
The solo adventures of two of the New Warriors' greatest heroes! As the Warriors' old enemies, the Folding Circle, make moves in Madripoor, colliding with a crime lord named Aardwolf, Night Thrasher and his lover, Silhouette, find themselves in the middle! Thrasher comes to deadly blows with his own brother, teams up with the Black Panther and faces the fury of the Hulk, with help from Rage! Meanwhile, Nova rockets into action against foes old and new - including grudge rematches with the Corruptor and Diamondhead! Nova fights alongside the Thing, She-Hulk and Ant-Man - and is recruited by Nick Fury for a space mission that puts him at odds with the Inhumans! Plus: Thrasher and Nova share team-ups with Spider-Man! Darkhawk fights alongside the New Warriors! And Ultragirl makes her dazzling debut! Collecting NIGHT THRASHER (1993) #2-10 and #13-21, NOVA (1994) #1-5 and #8-16, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #356, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #351-358, DARKHAWK (1991) #28-29, IRON MAN (1968) #303, SPIDER-MAN: FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
(W) Fabian Nicieza, Various (A) Mark Bagley, Various (CA) Chris Marrinan
The solo adventures of two of the New Warriors' greatest heroes! As the Warriors' old enemies, the Folding Circle, make moves in Madripoor, colliding with a crime lord named Aardwolf, Night Thrasher and his lover, Silhouette, find themselves in the middle! Thrasher comes to deadly blows with his own brother, teams up with the Black Panther and faces the fury of the Hulk, with help from Rage! Meanwhile, Nova rockets into action against foes old and new - including grudge rematches with the Corruptor and Diamondhead! Nova fights alongside the Thing, She-Hulk and Ant-Man - and is recruited by Nick Fury for a space mission that puts him at odds with the Inhumans! Plus: Thrasher and Nova share team-ups with Spider-Man! Darkhawk fights alongside the New Warriors! And Ultragirl makes her dazzling debut! Collecting NIGHT THRASHER (1993) #2-10 and #13-21, NOVA (1994) #1-5 and #8-16, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #356, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #351-358, DARKHAWK (1991) #28-29, IRON MAN (1968) #303, SPIDER-MAN: FRIENDS AND ENEM
(W/A) Jack Kirby
Celebrate the King of Comics and marvel at the art of one of the greatest artists in comics history! Jack Kirby's classic Fourth World epic told the story of a group of New Gods sent to Earth to oppose Darkseid. Featuring Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Moonrider, and others, this was Kirby's take on super-powered flower children! Included in this volume are the full issues for #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and select pages from #8, with nearly all pages scanned from the originals.