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Title	Creator	Publisher	Series	Price
Captain America and The Falcon: MADBOMB	Jack Kirby	Marvel	Captain America	$14.44 ($16.99 list)
Read more and comment...	Originally produced to coincide with America's Bicentennial, "Madbomb" first appeared in Captain America #193 - 200 (#200 was, amazingly, actually realeased shortly before Jluy 4, 1976). This run marked Kirby's return to Marvel after his five year stint at DC producing the much lauded "Fourth World" series (New Gods, Forever People, etc.). "Madbomb" is the story of a power hungry cabal who adopt the mantle of "patriots" and take to wearing the powdered wigs of the founding fathers while hatching a scheme to grab control of the USA and rule it as "the new aristocracy" who are above the law. In order to effect their scheme they employ powerful technology that distorts people's sense of self, driving them mad. Sound familiar? This is one of Kirby's great works, arguably his mature masterpiece; and by today's lights, it seems like a a prophecy as well. That Marvel finally got around to recognizing the value of this work, and that they managed to release it to coincide with our nation's birthday this time around as well -- and in an important election year to boot -- is nothing short of a minor miracle. Hallelujah!
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby	Marvel	Marvel Visionaries	$25.47 ($29.99 list)
Read more and comment...	While we admit to some trepidation in endorsing a Marvel book cashing in on Kirby, given Jack's treatment by the company, we have to say that this volume is too good to pass it by without remarking upon it. This book is cover to cover Kirby; all 340 full color pages of it. While is spans almost the entire length of Kirby's career, beginning with Red Raven #1 from 1941 and running through What-If #11Fantastic Four #48 - #51, wherein he introduced Both Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Running a close second, are Thor #134 - 136, a three issue run also included here which introduced another of Kirby's greatest concept characters, The High Evolutionary. And it's a hardcover with a nifty Chip Kidd inspired dust jacket, to boot. from 1978, the bulk of the material is from Kirby's classic 1960s work, including what might possibly be the greatest four issue run in the history of superhero comics,
Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules	James Sturm, Guy Davis	Marvel		$12.59 ($13.99 list)
Read more and comment...	Back in print at last, Unstable Molecules is one of the best graphic novels Marvel has produced... well, possibly, ever, but, to hedge our bets, let’s say, "in quite awhile." In any event, it is like nothing Marvel has ever produced in the past. It is a textual analysis of comics done in comics, and it is one of the finest ever produced -- certainly the finest ever produced by Marvel! It should be considered in the context of Understanding Comics and Hicksville as much as the Fantastic Four. Telling the "true" story of the "real people" that the Fantastic Four were based on, this book is a work of metacomics and a dream come true for students of narrative theory at the same time that it makes for an enormously entertaining read. It explodes the text rather than simply deconstructing it. This book collects the hard to find four-issue limited series, and all of the bonus tidbits are included here. It’s a one of kind feat that will probably not be duplicated any time soon. Don't miss it this time!
Captain America's Bicentennial Battles	Jack Kirby	Marvel	Captain America	$16.99 ($19.99 list)
Read more and comment...	Well, while we're on the subject of Jack Kirby classics we feel that we have no choice but to draw your attention to one of the most underrated of Kirby's works. Originally released as a Marvel Treasury Edition in 1976, this work has been hard to get a hold of for the last twenty years. It's a one-of-a-kind tale that has Budda™ taking Cap on a spin through America's past, present and future and shows Jack playing to his strengths as he works his way through the genres of mythological, western, war, super-hero, and science fiction comics -- all in one epic tale! And not only that, but the twelve-page first chapter is inked by Barry Smith at the height of his powers (the only time Smith -- a life-long Kirby admirer -- ever inked Kirby). This volume also collects Captain America #201 - 205 and so continues collecting the Kirby Cap run that was initiated last summer with the "Mad Bomb" TPB which collected #193 - 200, and which we still have in stock.
The Essential Fantastic Four Volume 4	Jack Kirby, Stan Lee	Marvel	Fantastic Four	$15.29 ($16.99 list)
Read more and comment...	This one collects FF #64 - 83 plus Annuals #5 & #6 -- the two greatest annuals in the history of the Fantastic Four (at least in our humble opinion). Over five-hundred black & white pages of Lee/Kirby greatness. The Silver Surfer, The Inhumans, Doctor Doom, Psycho-Man, Annihulus, Black Panther, Wyatt Wingfoot, the first appearances of Adam Warlock (here known only as "him"), and many, many more timeless characters march across these pages delineated as only Jack "King" Kirby ever could.
Fantastic Four Omnibus	Jack Kirby, Stan Lee	Marvel	Fantastic Four	$84.95 ($99.95 list)
Read more and comment...	This gigantic, toe-crushing hardcover volume collects the entirety of the first thirty issues -- along with the first annual -- of "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine." Not only does this book provide you with all the material contained in the first three Fantastic Four Archive volumes for $50 less, it includes material NOT found in the archive editions such as the letters pages. AND The contents of FF #1, including the cover and all interior pages, have been newly restored for this volume. It runs 848 pages in total. Yes, the release of this volume is timed to shamelessly exploit the hype surrounding the release of the new Fantastic Four movie which will doubtless betray the greatness contained in these classic issues, but... who cares! This is a great opportunity to get these issues at a (copacetic) price that is less than the cost of buying 31 new FF comics at today's prices (31 x $2.99 = $92.69)! Think about it.
Omega The Unknown	Jonathan Lethem, Farel Dalrymple	Marvel		$27.50 ($29.99 list)
Read more and comment...	This full-size hardcover volume collects the entire ten-issue series that just concluded -- for the same price of the ten issue indivicual comics. This series brought together a very interesting and diverse group of creators to bring their combined contemporary sensibilities to bear on the original, and relatively obscure, 1970s series of the same name. Sound interesting? Learn more by reading this interview with Jonathan Lethem that was conducted just as the series was originally being published.
Black Panther #1	Reginald Hudlin, John Romita Jr.	Marvel	Black Panther	$2.69 ($2.99 list)
Read more and comment...	Written by acclaimed Hollywood director (House Party, Boomerang) and co-author of the one and only Birth of a Nation, and drawn by the legendary in-house scion of the house of Marvel, this take on T'Challa goes back to basics and back to Africa. One of Marvel's great characters gets a new lease on life, and from the looks of it, is off to a good start.
Black Panther	Jack Kirby	Marvel	Black Panther	$17.77 ($19.99 list)
Read more and comment...	In celebration of the launch of the new Black Panther series, Marvel has released this trade collection of Jack Kirby's 1970s Black Panther series. Jack throws in everything here, from cosmic saga and international intrigue to jungle action and romance, super heroics and more. The end result is beyond genre and pure Kirby. We can't pretend to understand how Marvel arrived at its decision to print only the first seven issues of Kirby's twelve issue run; it doesn't make any sense to us. We can only hope that some day they print the remaining five. We're grateful for the chance to revisit this series, though, and to their credit Marvel did a great job on what we have here. KIRBY!