Featured items for May 2012

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Here are our top picks for comics and graphic novels.  These and many more are available at g-mart.com.

Comics:
Adventure Time: Marceline Scream Queens #1
Boom!
Meredith Gran, Jen Wang (W/A)
JOIN FAN-FAVORITE CHARACTERS MARCELINE AND PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM FOR RIOT GRRL ROCK-FUELED EXCITEMENT IN THIS BRAND NEW ADVENTURE TIME MINI-SERIES! Thanks to a newfound interest in music, Princess Bubblegum joins Marceline's paranormal rock band for a tour across the land of Ooo! But when they're threatened by everything from scenesters to beasts born of self-doubt, can they make it to the RADDEST GIG EVER in time?! Written and drawn by acclaimed cartoonist Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie) and featuring a back-up story from Jen Wang (Koko Be Good),variant covers by rockstar ldady cartoonists Chynna Clugston (BLUE MONDAY), Lucy Knisley (French Milk), Ming Doyle (POPGUN), and fan-favorite comic book artist Colleen Coover (Xmxsen: First Class)! ADVENTURE TIME #1 and #2 were INSTANT SELL-OUTS! DON'T MISS OUT ON THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THIS ALL-AGES PHENOMENON!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.80

Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1
DC Comics
Len Wein (W) Jae Lee (A)
"I have goals to achieve. Dreams to make come true." Plus, a new CRIMSON CORSAIR backup feature from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.60

Bloodshot #1
Valiant Entertainment
Duane Swierczynski (W) Manuel Garcia, Arturo Lozzi (A)
The Summer of Valiant continues! It's the start of a new mission for one of comics' all-time best-selling superheroes in Bloodshot #1 -- the first issue of new ongoing series from acclaimed novelist Duane Swierczynski (Immortal Iron Fist, Birds of Prey) and the lethal artistic tag team of Manuel Garcia (Checkmate) and Arturo Lozzi (Immortal Weapons)! Your name is Angelo Mortalli. Your brother is trapped behind enemy lines and on the verge of -- no. That's not right. Your name is Raymond Garrison. You've retired from the dangers of the field, but a desperate plea from your oldest friend plunges you into a vicious firefight that -- no. That's not right, either. You are Bloodshot. You are the shade of gray that freedom requires. The perfect confluence of military necessity and cutting-edge technology. A walking WikiLeaks that is a reservoir of dirty secrets that could set the world on fire. And you've just been captured.
Special pullbox variant also available!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.80

Captain Marvel #1
Marvel Comics
Kelly Sue DeConnick (W) Dexter Soy (A)
SHE'S BACK! The "Mightiest" of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! * Ace pilot. Legendary Avenger. 100% pure bad-a$$. * Carol Danvers has a new name, a new mission ...and all the power she needs to make her life a living hell. * Guest starring Captain America.
Regular price: $2.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $1.95

The Crow #1
IDW
John Shirley (w) Kevin Colden (a)
"Death and Rebirth," Part 1. THE CROW is reborn--in Tokyo. Can a dark spirit fight for the light? THE CROW has always done just that--striking from the shadows, a kind of shadow himself. The spirit of the Crow is back, transfiguring Jamie Osterberg, an American studying in Tokyo and deeply in love with his Japanese girlfriend, Yumi... until the love of his life is stolen. The Crow must once more make the wrong thing right--but this time he might have to do it by killing his own true love...
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.80

Debris #1
Image Comics
Kurtis J Wiebe (W) Riley Rossmo (A)
In the far future, humanity has doomed planet earth to rot and decay, covering her surface with garbage. Now, ancient spirits called the Colossals rise from the debris and attack the remaining survivors, forcing the human race to the brink of extinction. One warrior woman, Maya, sets out to find the last source of pure water to save the world before the monsters bring it all to an end.
Regular price: $3.50
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.28

Finding Gossamyr #1
Th3rd World
David Rodriguez (W) Sarah Ellerton (A)
The hit Free Comic Book Day series continues here. When a brilliant young boy named Denny solves the most perplexing puzzle in the history of mankind, he and his caretaker sister, Jenna, are transported to the fantastic land of Gossamyr, where math is magic and the boy's unique condition gives him incredible power.
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $3.00

He Man and the Masters of the Universe #1
DC Comics
James Robinson (W) Philip Tan and Ruy Jose (A)
He Man and the Masters of the Universe return to comics in an all-new miniseries! * SKELETOR strikes with his master plan to rule ETERNIA! * Can ADAM and the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE remember what ETERNIA was like in time to save it?
Regular price: $2.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $1.95

National Comics: Eterniy #1
DC Comics
Jeff Lemire (W) Cully Hamner (A)
An exciting new series of stand-alone comics that feature unique takes on classic characters!Jeff Lemire (Animal Man) and Cully Hamner (Red) bring a contemporary approach to the hero we used to know as KID ETERNITY! * Can introverted medical examiner Kid Eternity solve a deadly crime in just 24 hours?
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.60

Walking Dead #100
Image Comics
Robert Kirkman (W) Charlie Adlard & Cliff Adlard (A)
"SOMETHING TO FEAR" CONTINUES! This extra-sized chapter contains one of the darkest moments in Rick Grimes' life, and one of the most violent and brutal things to happen within the pages of this series. 100 issues later, this series remains just as relentless as the debut issue. Do not miss the monumental 100th issue of THE WALKING DEAD!
Regular price: $3.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $2.60

Books and Collections:
Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah
Mc Farland & Company Inc.
Eric Hoffman (W)
SC / 238p gs
In December 1977, struggling Canadian comic book artist Dave Sim self-published the first issue of Cerebus the Aardvark, a Conan the Barbarian satire featuring a foul-tempered, sword-wielding creature trapped in a human world. Over the next 26 years, Sim, and later collaborator Gerhard, produced an epic 6,000-page graphic novel, the longest-running English language comic series by a single creative team. This in-depth work, the first collection of critical essays on Cerebus, provides a multifaceted approach to Sim and Gerhard's complex and entertaining oeuvre. (STK467070) (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.
Regular price: $45.00
G-Mart.com preorder price: $38.25

Man-Thing Omnibus
Marvel Comics
HC / 1192 pgs
Neither wholly plant nor animal, neither entirely self-aware nor totally non-sentient, the creature called the Man-Thing is unique, unchanging and alone -- but none who encounter him can ever be the same again. Empathic by nature and drawn to fight evil, his shambling visage inspires fear -- and whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch. Whether danger rises from the swamp or the city, the past or the future, outer space or the human soul, the Man-Thing awaits! Collecting ASTONISHING TALES (1970) #12-13; FEAR #11-18, and material from #10 and #19; MAN-THING (1974) #1-22, GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #1-3 and material from #4-5, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #197-198; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #68; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #43; MAN-THING (1979) #1-11; DR. STRANGE (1974) #41; and material from SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1, MONSTERS UNLEASHED #5 and #8-9, and RAMPAGING HULK (1977) #7.
Regular price: $125.00
G-Mart.com preorder price: $81.25

Monocyte
IDW
Menton3 & Kasra Ghanbari (W) Menton3 (A)
HC / 9x14 / 224pgs
Two warring immortal races rule a scarred world where time has no meaning. Death (Azrael) sits impotent, quietly planning his restoration. He summons Monocyte, a forgotten immortal necromancer who long ago chose sleep in his failed quest to die. With a fatal pact sealed, Monoctye strikes out as Azrael's vicious proxy.
Regular price: $49.99
G-Mart.com preorder price: $35.00

Zinc Alloy GN 1: Incredible Boy Bot
Capstone Press
Donald Lemke (W) Doug Holgate (A)
SC / 128pgs
Straight from the Free Comic Book Day appearance! Zack Allen loves comic books, but this wimpy kid is nothing like his favorite superheroes. He's always getting picked on by bullies at school. Then one day, Zack builds a high-tech robot suit. Now he must learn to control his newfound powers and become the world's newest superhero, Zinc Alloy: The Invincible Boy-bot!
Regular price: $8.95
G-Mart.com preorder price: $7.16