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Play Arts Batman Dark Knight Rises action figure

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:10 +1000

Play Arts brings collectors and fans high quality action figures, and this week's Play Arts Dark Knight Rises Batman figure is no exception! Featuring a highly detailed sculpt and multiple points of articulation, this figure stands over 22 cm's. Having recreated Batman's massive physique and "Dark Knight" armour, this figure looks intimidating.

Multiple points of articuation allows for maximum posability
Comes with multiple accessories including Batarang

the Comic Shop

10a/170 George Street, Liverpool NSW Australia (Next to the library)

Phone: +612 9601 2622

Secrets revealed in this week's Justice League!

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:10 +1000

Justice League #20 hits the shelves of The Comic Shop* this week and this issue is packed full of the twists, turns and action filled pages that have brought us to love Geoff Johns' NEW 52 Justice League!

The Prologue to Trinity War continues as a revelation about Batman could destroy Wonder Woman and Superman’s relationship! Plus, in the backup story, the penultimate chapter of the tale of Shazam finds Billy Batson learning the shocking secret of Black Adam!

Other comics out this week

The all new DC NEW 52 Green Team book hits shelves this week! Nothing can stop these Teen Trillionaire's from living the life of adventure! Written by Art Baltazar & Franco and featuring art by Ig Guara, The Green Team acts as the opposing force to DC Comic's 'The Movement' which also hit shelves this month. Proving/disproving the existence of dieties? Fracturing space time? Rendering the human body obsolete? Pissing off the Justice League? All in a day's work for THE GREEN TEAM!

Daredevil continues to WOW readers with issue #26! Has Daredevil finally met a foe he can't defeat? A foe who is somehow connected to Daredevil's origin? And who do you turn to in such times but one of the Marvel Universe's best supergeniouses: IRON MAN! writer Mark Waid continues to weave one of the most exciting Daredevil stories of all time!

Aquaman #20 hits shelves this week from writer John Ostrander and artist Manuel Garcia! As the Scavenger compiles more Atlantean weaponry and artifacts, Aquaman enlists the aid of The Others to help find one missing relic in the Southwestern United States before his enemies can get to it. The issue also introduces a new member of the Others!

Trade of the week

He's the best at what he does and what he does ain't pretty! This week's featured TPB is the Wolverine: Best There Is Complete Collection.

With his Adamantium-laced bones and seemingly limitless recuperative powers, Wolverine is virtually unkillable. But it's that same healing factor that makes him a target for crazed virologist Winsor, who employs a small army of healers and immortals. To test the limits of Wolverine's healing abilities, these they will push Logan to the limits of his endurance. But with the aid of the X-Men and the timely intervention of a pair of space pirates, Wolverine sets out on an intergalactic road to revenge! COLLECTING: Wolverine: The Best There Is 1-12.

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10a/170 George Street, Liverpool NSW Australia (Next to the library)

Phone: +612 9601 2622

Age of Ultron #8; The New World Order

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:10:10 +1000

The Age of Ultron epic continues this week with issue #8 from writer Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man). The Marvel Universe has changed forever more, but how will our heroes fix things before the end in two issues time? Don't miss out on this reality spanning epic!

With the Marvel Universe turned inside out, who will take responsibility for breaking the world? And is there any way to put it back? Wait until you see who is in charge of the new world order and how they got there…! A reality-spanning choice is made this issue that will affect the Marvel Universe for years and years to come.

Other comics out this week

Can't get enough Avengers? Be sure to pick up this week's Avengers: The Enemy Within #1! Can’t keep a good Captain down!Vicious echoes of the Avengers’ past are cropping up all over Manhattan…and a grounded Captain Marvel refuses to be left behind.Who is the sinister figure behind these incursions and what does it have to do with Carol Danvers’ mysterious condition?But is this villain real or just a figment of Captain Marvel’s increasingly deadly imagination? Written by Kelly Sue Deconnick.

A key figure from Dick Grayson's past returns in Nightwing #20! After seeing so much death in the last few months, what effects will this startling turn of events have on him? Featuring Kyle Higgins (Batman: Gates of Gotham) on writing duties and art by Brett Booth (Teen Titans) & Norm Rapmund.

The Dream Merchant (a new 6-part mini-series from DC Comics) hits shelves this week! A double-size issue to kick off a new sci-fi series from Nathan Edmondson and newcomer Konstantin Novosadov. Haunted by recurring dreams, a boy named Winslow is hunted by mysterious beings and protected by an old traveler. Soon Winslow will realize that what is in his dreams is what the rest of the world has been made to forget--and what strange entities will stop at nothing to erase from his mind.

Trade of the week

This week's featured book is the New Warriors Omnibus Volume 1 Hardcover!

Young, idealistic heroes Marvel Boy, Firestar, Nova, Namorita, Speedball and the mysterious Night Thrasher join forces as the New Warriors - determined to make a difference and fight the kinds of crime other heroes won't touch! But as the nanve Warriors dig deeper into a world of grey areas and moral compromises, can they maintain their youthful ideals? And with foes like Terrax, the Juggernaut, Psionex, the Punisher, the Sphinx and more - along with a shocking threat from within - can they even stay alive?

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10a/170 George Street, Liverpool NSW Australia (Next to the library)

Phone: +612 9601 2622

New Superman Man of Steel Statues from DC Direct

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:10:10 +1000

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Flying into The Comic Shop* this week are the all new DC Direct Superman: Man of Steel statues! Based off the look of the upcoming Man of Steel movie (directed by Zach Snyder and starring Henry Cavill) hitting cinemas this year, these statues stand 13.25 inches tall and look amazing! Featuring fantastic sculpts and highly detailed paintwork, these statues are perfect for any collector of Krypton's last son!

There are four to collect: Superman, Jor-El, Faora and Zod.

Sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios.
Statue measures 13.25" high x 8.5" wide x 5.75" deep.
Limited sculpts - Don't miss out!

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Age of Ultron #7; Back to the Future!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +1000

Brian Michael Bendis' Age of Ultron amps up with this weeks issue #7! The Marvel Universe has changed forever after the events of Age of Ultron #6. But is it for the better? Or have they made things even worse? Can the world be put back together?

In an attempt to defeat Ultron two Marvel Heroes take it upon themselves to create an all-new Marvel Universe. But is the one they have created better or worse than the one they left behind? The event of the year just got INSANE!!

Other comics out this week

With Iron Man 3 hitting cinemas, now is the perfect time to catch up on some classic Iron Man stories! Hitting shelves this week is Iron Man: The Coming of the Melter. This reprint of the classic Iron Man #72 story pits Ironman and War Machine againt the malevolent Melter! With technology similar to Iron Man's, will the Melter bring the downfall of Stark Industries? It's a battle of wits and might with Iron Man and War Machine leading the charge!

We are faceless. We are limitless. We see all. And we do not forgive. This week DC Comics launches The Movement! When those who are sworn to protect us abuse their power, when toxic government calls down super-human lackeys to force order upon the populace...finally, there is a force, a citizen’s army, to push order BACK. This brand new series hits shelves this week with a BANG! Don't miss out!

Iron Man #9 hits shelves this week, beginning an all new storyline: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark. Featuring a story by Keiron Gillen and art by Dale Eaglesham, Iron Man #9 takes Tony Stark on his biggest story of the year! Iron Man teams up with Death's Head to investigate a shipful of dead Badoon and what he finds in the depths of the ship may turn out to be a bigger problem for Tony than he anticipated. Don't miss Iron Man #9!

Trade of the week

This week's featured TPB is the Cable and X-Force Volume 1 from the Marvel NOW line of comic books!

Cable is back! With a new X-Force at his side, he must tackle the threats nobody else can know about — even if it makes him and his team Public Enemy No. 1. Just who are Cable’s new recruits? Where has Colossus been since AVENGERS VS. X-MEN, and what’s wrong with his powers? What will happen when Cable faces his foster daughter, Hope, the “savior” of AVX? And most important, why is the new X-Force attacking a civilian company?

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Phone: +612 9601 2622

The wait is over! Jupiter's Legacy is here!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +1000

Millarworld never stops pumping out quality comic books, and Jupiter's Legacy is certainly no exception! This exciting and EPIC new series from writer Mark Millar (the genius who brought you Kick-Ass) and artist Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman) hits shelves this week and trust us, you don't want to miss this one!

The comic-book event of 2013 finally arrives as superstar creators MARK MILLAR and FRANK QUITELY give us the superhero epic that all future comics will be measured by. The world's greatest heroes have grown old and their legacy is a poisonous one to the children who will never live up to their remarkable parents. Unmissable.

Other comics out this week

The history of the enigmatic Black Swan is revealed in this week's New Avengers #5! Jonathan Hickman's smash hit New Avengers continues to unravel the latest chapter in the story of Marvel's Illuminati. As they prepare to do the unthinkable, what will they learn from this new Black Swan character? What secrets does she hold? If you're late to the party don't worry, all four of the previous issues of this Infinity Gauntlet wielding series are available now on shelf!

'Injustice: Gods Among Us #4' hits shelves this week! Superman discovers that not every nation on Earth is willing to fall in line with the new world order! A team of the world’s most powerful Super Heroes unites to confront an old ally. Don't miss this tie-in to the hit 'Injustice' video game out now!

Marvel continues to set-up their next big screen franchise with Brian Bendis' second issue of Guardians of the Galaxy. While London deals with the brutal Badoon invasion, the fate of the Guardians of the Galaxy may have been decided millions of miles away. Jump onto the series now for some back story before Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' movie hits cinemas!

Trade of the week

This week's featured trade is Uncanny Avengers: Red Shadow HC!

The Marvel Universe's greatest era starts NOW!, as the all-new, all-different Avengers assemble! Captain America creates a sanctioned Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together...so why is Professor Xavier's dream more at risk than ever? The Red Skull has returned - straight out of the 1940s and full of hatred - and his rebirth will alter the Marvel Universe forever!

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Phone: +612 9601 2622

Batman and Robin Aardman 2-pack!

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +1000

From DC Direct comes this new Batman and Robin action figure set designed by Aardman Animation (the British animation experts who brought you Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run) . This strange take on the caped crusader and the boy wonder is perfect for any Batman/comic book collector. Add a little fun to your Dark Knight collection!

2-pack features both Batman AND Robin
designed by Rich Webber and sculpted by Phil Ramirez

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Age of Ultron book 6

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +1000

The heroes take the fight to Ultron this week with Age of Ultron book 6! Brian Michael Bendis' epic event spanning the Marvel Universe heats up as allegiances are split and the fate of the world is left in the hands of the only remaining super heroes.

A near-broken Captain America taking the lead! Meanwhile, Wolverine takes it upon himself to make one of the most controversial decisions in the history of Marvel comics... ...and you'll never believe who goes along with him!

Other comics out this week

Nova #3 hits shelves this week from the creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (who previously worked together on Red Hulk). This April, Sam Alexander – now donning the Nova helmet – learns first-hand what it takes to be one of the Universe’s greatest protectors..from the Watcher! And with the Guardians of The Galaxy’s Gamora and Rocket Raccoon, he’ll be in great hands…right? If you haven't caught onto the awesomeness of the all new Nova yet do not worry! The Comic Shop* still has first prints of issues #1 and #2 in stock!

The all new ongoing He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series is here! While the Masters of the Universe mourn the loss of a fallen friend, Hordak infiltrates Eternia! Featuring the return of She-Ra! Now known as Despara, the most lethal weapon in Hordak’s army, she returns to Eternia as He-Man’s newest enemy! Don't miss out on the first issue of this all new series from DC Comics!

Superior Spider-Man #8 hits shelves this week! Peter Parker takes a stand! With a villain acting like a hero and a hero acting like a villain, one man has decided that enough is enough! More with Cardiac! More surprises! And a moment that will break a lot of hearts! To save the life of one of Spider-Man’s enemies, Peter Parker fights to regain control of his body, his mind, and his destiny! Don't miss this issue as things change up!

Trade of the week

This week's featured TPB is the VENOM: Devil's Pack tradepaper from Marvel Comics.

As the Avengers task Venom with bringing in Daimon Hellstrom, the Devil's pact made in CIRCLE OF FOUR comes full circle -- and Hell-Venom is unleashed! Can Flash regain his soul, or will he remain in Daimon's thrall forever?

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10a/170 George Street, Liverpool NSW Australia (Next to the library)

Phone: +612 9601 2622

Magneto from Bowen Designs

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +1000

Bowen Designs brings statue collectors one of their finest releases yet! The brand new Magneto action statue!

Standing over 19 inches tall, this Magneto statue stands posed ready to use his powers of magnetism to defeat all in his path. The perfect piece for any X-Men statue collector, this menacing statue looks quite at home alongside the rest of Bowens phenomenal X-Men collection.

Strictly limited to 1100
Stands over 19 inches tall
Digitally sculpted by Jason Smith

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10a/170 George Street, Liverpool NSW Australia (Next to the library)

Phone: +612 9601 2622

Shipping on Wednesday, May 22 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:15:21 +1000

Comic books, statues, busts, merchandise, magazines and everything else expected instore for this week. For the freshest listing: http://www.thecomicshop.net/shipping-list

Marvel

A Plus X #8 - Now
A Plus X tradepaper Vol 01 Equals Awesome
Astonishing X-Men #62 (reorder)
Avengers #12 - Now
Avengers Arena #9 - Now2 (reorder)
Cable And X-Force Classic tradepaper Vol 01
Daredevil #26
Daredevil #26 - 1:25 Rivera variant cover
Deadpool #10 - Now2
Fantastic Four #8 - Now2
Fearless Defenders #4au - Now
FF By Jonathan Hickman tradepaper Vol 04
Iron Man #258.3
Iron Man #9 - Now2 (reorder)
Jim Featuring Sif tradepaper Vol 01 Stronger Than Monsters
Journey Into Mystery #652 - Now
Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #14
New Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis tradepaper Vol 02 (reorder)
Powers Bureau #4
Scarlet Spider #17
Scarlet Spider #17 - 1:25 Dellotto variant cover
Secret Avengers By Rick Remender tradepaper Vol 02 - Avx
Superior Spider-Man #10 - Now
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23 (reorder)
Ultimate Comics Wolverine #4 (of 4)
Uncanny Avengers #8au - Now2
Uncanny X-Men #6 - Now
Uncanny X-Men By Kieron Gillen tradepaper Vol 04 - Avx
Wolverine Best There Is tradepaper Complete Series
Wolverine Max #7 (reorder)
X-Men Legacy #11 - Now2
X-Men Reckless Abandonment tradepaper (reorder)
Young Avengers #5 - Now

DC

All Star Superman tradepaper Vol 01 (reorder)
All Star Superman tradepaper Vol 02 (reorder)
All Star Western #20
Aquaman #20
Aquaman #20 - 1:25 variant cover
Arrow #7
Batman #20 (reorder)
Batman And Red Hood #20 (reorder)
Batman Arkham City Escape Board Game
Batman Arkham Unhinged #14 (reorder)
Batman Beyond Unlimited #16
Batman Incorporated #11
Batman Incorporated #11 Combo Pack
Batman Incorporated #11 - variant cover
Batman Lil Gotham #2
Batman The Dark Knight #20
Batman The Dark Knight #20 - 1:25 variant cover
Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts Kai Bane action figure
Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts Kai Batman action figure
Demon Knights tradepaper Vol 02 The Avalon Trap - (n52)
Flash #20
Flash #20- 1:25 variant cover
Flashpoint World Of Flashpoint Batman tradepaper (reorder)
Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Man #20
Green Lantern #20 - (wrath)
Green Lantern #20 Combo Pack - (wrath)
Green Lantern #20 - 1:25 variant cover - (wrath)
Green Lantern New Guardians #20 - (wrath)
Green Lantern New Guardians #20 - 1:25 variant cover - (wrath)
Green Team #1
Green Team #1 - 1:25 variant cover
Grifter tradepaper Vol 02 New Found Power - (n52)
Injustice Gods Among Us #1 (reorder)
Injustice Gods Among Us #2 (reorder)
Injustice Gods Among Us #3 (reorder)
Injustice Wonder Woman Vs Solomon Grundy 2 Pack action figures
Justice League #12 (reorder)
Justice League #16 (reorder)
Justice League #20
Justice League #20 Combo Pack
Justice League #20 - 1:25 variant cover
Justice League #20 - 1:100 Black & White variant cover
Justice League Dark #20
Katana #2 (reorder)
Katana #3 (reorder)
Katana #4 (reorder)
Mad About Super Heroes tradepaper Vol 02
Man Of Steel Superman 1:6 Scale Iconic Statue (reorder)
Red Hood And The Outlaws #15 - (dotf) (reorder)
Red Hood And The Outlaws #16 - (dotf) (reorder)
Red Hood And The Outlaws #17 - (dotf) (reorder)
Red Lanterns #20- (wrath)
Red Lanterns #20 - 1:25 variant cover - (wrath)
Savage Hawkman #20
Superboy #20 (reorder)
Superman #20
Superman #20 - 1:25 variant cover
Talon #8
Talon #8 - 1:25 variant cover
Teen Titans #15 - (dotf) (reorder)
Teen Titans #16 - (dotf) (reorder)
Teen Titans #17 (reorder)
Teen Titans #20
Teen Titans #20 - 1:25 variant cover
Unwritten #49
Worlds Finest Archives HC Vol 02 (reorder)
Worlds Finest Archives HC Vol 03 (reorder)

Image

Activity #13
Bounce #1
Chin Music #1 (reorder)
Dream Merchant #1 (of 6) (reorder)
Five Ghosts Haunting Of Fabian Gray #3 (of 5)
Happy #4 (of 4) (reorder)
Image Firsts Chew #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Fatale #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Invincible #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Manhattan Projects #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Phonogram #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Revival #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Spawn #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Thief Of Thieves #1 (reorder)
Image Firsts Walking Dead #1 (reorder)
Manhattan Projects tradepaper Vol 01 Science Bad (reorder)
Manhattan Projects tradepaper Vol 02 (reorder)
Miniature Jesus #2 (of 5)
Nightly News tradepaper Vol 01 (reorder)
Nowhere Men #5
Pax Romana tradepaper Vol 01 (reorder)
Red Wing tradepaper (reorder)
Revival #10
Saga tradepaper Vol 01 (reorder)
Sex #1 (reorder)
Sex #3
Walking Dead #109 (reorder)

Dark Horse

Dark Horse Presents #24
Deep Sea One Shot
House Of Gold & Bones #2 (of 4) (reorder)
Lobster Johnson Satan Smells A Rat (One Shot)
Massive #12
Star Wars Dawn O/t Jedi Prisoner Of Bogan #5 (of 5)
Star Wars Legacy #3
Tarzan The Jesse Marsh Years HC Vol 01
Umbrella Academy tradepaper Vol 01 Apocalypse Suite (reorder)
X #1 (of 4) (reorder)

IDW Publishing

Borderlands Origins tradepaper
Doctor Who Vol 3 #9
Ghostbusters #4
Judge Dredd #7
Kiss Solo #3 (of 4) The Celestial
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #3 (reorder)
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #4 (reorder)
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #5 (reorder)
My Little Pony Micro Series #1 (of 6) (reorder)
My Little Pony Micro Series #2 (of 6) (reorder)
Star Trek John Byrne Collection HC
Star Trek Next Generation Hive #1 (reorder)
Star Trek Tng Doctor Who Assimilation #6 (reorder)
Tmnt Villain Microseries #2 Baxter Stockman
Tmnt Works HC Vol 01
Transformers Robots In Disguise #17
Transformers Robots In Disguise #17 - 1:10 variant cover
True Blood Ongoing #13

Various Independents

Accelerators #1 (of 6)
Adventure Time #16
Adventure Time Fionna & Cake #5 (of 6)
Archies 1000 Pg Comics Digest tradepaper
Bart Simpson Comics #83
Comic Shop News #1353
Crossed Badlands #28
Damsels #7
Damsels Mermaids #1 (reorder)
Grimm Fairy Tales Hunters Shadowlands #1 (of 5)
Grimm Fairy Tales Werewolves Hunger #1 (of 3)
Hellraiser Dark Watch #4
Jirni #2 (of 5)
Mark Waid Green Hornet #2 (reorder)
Masks #7
Red Sonja #75
Red Sonja Annual #4 (reorder)
Scott Pilgrim Color HC Vol 03 (of 6)
Sixth Gun #31
Solid State Tank Girl #1 (of 4)
Sonic Universe #51
Sonic Universe tradepaper Vol 05 Tails Adventure
Voltron #12 (reorder)

Magazines

Non Sport Update Vol 24 #3

Statues and busts

Femme Fatales Darkchylde PVC Statue
Femme Fatales Snow White PVC Statue
Man Of Steel Superman 1:6 Scale Iconic Statue (reorder)

Action figures

Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts Kai Bane action figure
Dark Knight Trilogy Play Arts Kai Batman action figure
Injustice Wonder Woman Vs Solomon Grundy 2 Pack action figures

Merchandise

Batman Arkham City Escape Board Game
Doctor Doom Doom Mask Simple Px Kelly T/Shirt XLarge
Venom Shades Of Venom Aqua Blue T/Shirt Large

Comic supplies

Comicare Current Size Comic Storage/Backing Boards
Comicare Current Size Comic Storage Long Boxes
Comicare Current Size Comic Storage Boxes