Fantom Comics

Please note that due to the Christmas holiday, this week's shipment arrives on Thursday, and not Wednesday.

COMICS
ABIDING PERDITION #3
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #3
AMAZING FANTASY #16
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #527
ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #12
ARCHAIC #1
BART SIMPSON COMICS #27
BATMAN #648
BEST OF THE WEST #53
BETTY & VERONICA #214
BLACK PANTHER #11
BLACK WIDOW 2 #4 (OF 6)
BPRD THE BLACK FLAME #5 (OF 6)
CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #16
CATWOMAN #50
DAREDEVIL #80
DAREDEVIL FATHER #5 (OF 6)
DRAX THE DESTROYER #4 (OF 4)
ELVIRA #152
EMILY THE STRANGE #1
EVIL ERNIE IN SANTA FE #3 (OF4)
EXILES #74
FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL
FATHOM #6
FLARE #31
GOLD DIGGER #70
JLA CLASSIFIED #15
LOVELESS #3
LULLABY #2
MEN OF MYSTERY #56
NEW AVENGERS #14
NICK FURY HOWLING COMMANDOS #3
OFFICIAL HNDBK ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIV ULTIMATES & X-MEN 2005
OZ THE MANGA #7 (OF 8)
PERHAPANAUTS #2 (OF 4)
REVELATIONS #5 (OF 6)
REVOLUTION ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 (OF 6)
SENTRY #4 (OF 8)
SHADOWPLAY #2
SHE-HULK 2 #3
SILENT DRAGON #6 (OF 6)
SOLO #8
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #157
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1
SUPERMAN BATMAN #23
TEEN TITANS GO #26
THING #2
THOR BLOOD OATH #6 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #26
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #88
VIGILANTE #4 (OF 6)
WOLVERINE #37
WONDER WOMAN #224
X-FACTOR #2
X-MEN #180
X-MEN AND POWER PACK #3 (OF 4)
X-MEN UNLIMITED #12
YENNY #2
YOUNG AVENGERS SPECIAL #1

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
10 ONE SHOT
BATMAN NO MANS LAND VOL 2
BOOKS OF MAGIC
CHICKEN LITTLE CINEMANGA
FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE
FABLES VOL 2 ANIMAL FARM
FABLES VOL 4 MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
FABLES VOL 6 HOMELANDS
HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
JINX THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
LEX LUTHOR MAN OF STEEL
MADROX MULTIPLE CHOICE
MARVEL 1602
NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X VOL 1 CHOOSING SIDES
NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X VOL 2 HAUNTED
PAUL AUSTERS CITY OF GLASS
PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE TO COMICS VOL II K-Z
PREACHER VOL 1 GONE TO TEXAS
PREACHER VOL 3 PROUD AMERICANS
PREACHER VOL 6 WAR IN THE SUN
PREACHER VOL 7 SALVATION
PREACHER VOL 8 ALL HELLS A COMING
RANN THANAGAR WAR
RISING STARS VOL 2 POWER
RUNAWAYS VOL 1 PRIDE AND JOY
RUNAWAYS VOL 2 TEENAGE WASTELAND
RUNAWAYS VOL 3 GOOD DIE YOUNG
RUNAWAYS VOL 4 TRUE BELIEVERS
SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL 1 THE TARANTULA
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
STAR TREK COMICS CLASSICS VOL 2 DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE
STAR WARS DARK FORCE RISING
STAR WARS LAST COMMAND
STARMAN VOL 1 SINS OF THE FATHER
STRANGE GIRL VOL 1 GIRL AFRAID
TORSO THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE
WALKING DEAD VOL 2 MILES BEHIND US
WALKING DEAD VOL 4 HEARTS DESIRE
WILL EISNERS CONTRACT WITH GOD TRILOGY HC
X-MEN COMPLETE AGE OF APOCALYPSE EPIC BOOK 1
X-MEN COMPLETE AGE OF APOCALYPSE EPIC BOOK 2
X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

MANGA
ANGELIC LAYER VOL 2
CYNICAL ORANGE VOL 1
DAZZLE VOL 1 (OF 7)
DRAGON HEAD VOL 1 (OF 10)
DRAGONBALL Z VOL 23 TP (C: 3)
IDIOTZ VOL 1 (OF 3)
JUROR 13
MYTHICAL DETECTIVE LOKI RAGNAROK
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS VOL 1
ROADSONG VOL 1 (OF 3)
SEA PRINCESS AZURI VOL 1 (OF 2)
SENGOKU NIGHTS VOL 1 (OF 2)
SMUGGLER
ULTRA CUTE VOL 1 (OF 9)
YONEN BUZZ VOL 1 (OF 3)

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On Tuesday, December 20, NPR's Diane Rehm interviewed comic-art intellectual John Carlin, editor of Masters of American Comics. The discussion covered most of the greatest the art of comics has to offer - from Krazy Kat to Snoopy to today's graphic novels.

Note that Fantom Comics owner Matt Klokel was the last caller. Unfortunately, they told him before he got on the air that he couldn't plug Fantom Comics in any way, shape or form, but hey...you'll know who it was and that's what's important.

Listen to the show in:
Real Player
Windows Media Player

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This guy put together a list of the twenty-one most embarassing villains ever to go up against Spider-Man. I'm not sure I agree with all of his finalists - I happen to think Tombstone's pretty cool - but I also find it hard to argue with his choices of Stegron the Dinosaur Man; The Big Wheel or, God help me, The Hypno-Hustler.

Spider-Man's Twenty-One Worst Villains

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Comics
10TH MUSE VOL 2 #8
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #12
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #3
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #647
BATGIRL #71
BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #72
BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #5 (OF 12)
BIRDS OF PREY #89
BOOK OF LOST SOULS #3
CAPTAIN AMERICA #13
CONAN #23
DAVID SHEPHERDS SONG #3 (OF 3)
DUEL #1 (OF 4)
ELKS RUN #4
ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD #2 (OF 5)
FANTASTIC FOUR #533
FLASH #229
FRESHMEN EXTRA CREDIT ED #1 (OF 6)
FRIDAY THE 13TH BLOODBATH #2 (OF 3)
GENERATION M #2 (OF 5)
GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS 2004 CONVENTION SPECIAL
GIRLS #8
GOON #15
GREEN LANTERN #6
GREEN LANTERN CORPS RECHARGE #3 (OF 6)
GYPSY #3 (OF 3)
HAWAIIAN DICK THE LAST RESORT #3 (OF 4)
HELLBLAZER #215
INCREDIBLE HULK #90
INFINITE CRISIS #3 (OF 7)
INTIMIDATORS #1
IRON MAN THE INEVITABLE #1 (OF 6)
JASON X #1
JSA CLASSIFIED #6
JUGHEAD #170
JUSTICE #3 (OF 12)
KONG 8TH WONDER WORLD MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 (OF 3)
LADY DEATH 2005 BIKINI SPECIAL
LEGEND OF ISIS #7
LOVELESS #2
LUCIFER #69
MANHUNTER #17
MARVEL MUST HAVES SPIDER-MAN & BLACK CAT #1-3
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT JOHN CASSADAY SEAN MCKEEVER
MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #284
NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST PARANOID #1 (OF 3)
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #134
POWERPUFF GIRLS #69
PUNISHER VS BULLSEYE #2 (OF 5)
PVP #21
ROBIN #145
ROBOTECH PRELUDE TO THE SHADOW CHRONICLES #4 (OF 5)
RUNAWAYS #11
SABRINA VOL 2 #72
SEASON OF THE REAPER WINTER #1 (OF 3)
SEVEN SOLDIERS BULLETEER #2 (OF 4)
SHADOWHAWK #8
SHOTGUN WEDDING #1
SIMPSONS COMICS #113
SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN #1 (OF 5)
STAR WARS EMPIRE #38 (C: 3)
STAR WARS REPUBLIC #80 (C: 3)
STAR WARS X-WING ROGUE LEADER #3 (OF 3) (C: 3)
SUPREME POWER HYPERION #3 (OF 5)
TESTAMENT #1
TOP 10 BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #5 (OF 5)
TRAP DOOR MAKER PHANTOM OF OPERA PREQUEL #1 (OF 8)
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #1 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL
VICE #3
WRAITHBORN #4 (OF 6)
XIII #5
X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #2 (OF 6)

Graphic Novels/Trades
100 BULLETS VOL 3 HANG UP ON THE HANG LOW
ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE LIVE FROM THE MOON
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN HARD COVER
BATMAN DARK VICTORY
BATMAN HUSH VOL 1
BATMAN HUSH VOL 2
BATMAN NO MANS LAND VOL 2
BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE EDITION HARD COVER
BLANKETS
CAGE
CAPOTE IN KANSAS
CEREBUS VOL 1
COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS VOL 6
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS
DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN
DAVID SHEPHERDS SONG VOL 1
EMBROIDERIES
EMPIRE
ESSENTIAL LUKE CAGE VOL 1
FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE
FABLES VOL 3 STORYBOOK LOVE
FABLES VOL 5 THE MEAN SEASONS
FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 1 PREMIERE HARD COVER
GOLDFISH THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
GOON VOL 0 ROUGH STUFF
GOON VOL 1 NOTHIN BUT MISERY
GOON VOL 2 MY MURDEROUS CHILDHOOD
GOON VOL 3 HEAPS OF RUINATION
GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL 1 IN THE LINE OF DUTY
HOPELESS SAVAGES VOL 2 GROUNDZERO
HOPELESS SAVAGES VOL 3 DIGESTEDITION
IMAGE FIRST
INFINITY GAUNTLET
INVISIBLES VOL 1 SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION
INVISIBLES VOL 2 APOCALIPSTICK
INVISIBLES VOL 3 ENTROPY IN THE UK
KINGDOM COME
LIGHT BRIGADE
LUCIFER VOL 1 DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY
LUCIFER VOL 4 THE DIVINE COMEDY
MARVEL MASTERWORKS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 HARD COVER
MARVEL MASTERWORKS UNCANNY X-MEN VOL 1 HARD COVER
OMAC PROJECT
ORIGIN
OWLY VOL 3 FLYING LESSONS
POWERS VOL 1 WHO KILLED RETROGIRL
POWERS VOL 2 ROLEPLAY
PREACHER VOL 2 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
PREACHER VOL 4 ANCIENT HISTORY
PREACHER VOL 5 DIXIE FRIED
PREACHER VOL 9 ALAMO
PYONGYANG A JOURNEY IN NORTH KOREA
RIDE VOL 1
RISING STARS VOL 1 BORN IN FIRE
RISING STARS VOL 3 FIRE & ASH
SANDMAN VOL 8 WORLDS END
STARMAN VOL 1 SINS OF THE FATHER
STEVEN GRANTS MORTAL SOULS
STRAY BULLETS VOL 1 INNOCENCEOF NIHILISM
STRAY BULLETS VOL 2 SOMEWHERE OUT WEST
STRAY BULLETS VOL 3 OTHER PEOPLE
SUPREME POWER VOL 1 CONTACT
SUPREME POWER VOL 2 POWERS AND PRINCIPALITIES
SUPREME POWER VOL 3 HIGH COMMAND
SWAMP THING VOL 1 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING
TWO-FISTED SCIENCE
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION HARD COVER
VERTIGO FIRST TASTE
WALKING DEAD VOL 2 MILES BEHIND US
WALKING DEAD VOL 3 SAFETY BEHIND BARS
WATCHMEN
WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL 1 HARD COVER

Manga
ARIA MANGA VOL 1
BLOOD RIVER
GOLD DIGGER #69
NARUTO VOL 7
SPAWN MANGA VOL 1
TAROT CAFE VOL 1 (OF 4)
YU GI OH MILLENNIUM WORLD VOL 2

Magazines
MAD MAGAZINE #461
WIZARD ANIME INSIDER #28
WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE #172

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The hottest storyline out there these days is DC Comics' Infinite Crisis storyarc. It's quality storytelling, but can be a bit intimidating to those who haven't followed it from the start. Following is a brief explanation of what has happened so far, taken primarily from numerous Wikipedia articles. I'm trying to make this as simple as possible...not an easy task, I assure you, so please bear with me:

Infinite Crisis is a sequel to the successful 1985 mini-series Crisis on Infinite Earths. In Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC tried once and for all to consolidate all the different Multiverses within the DC Universe into a single universe.

In DC Comics, the Multiverse is a continuity construct in which multiple fictional versions of the universe exist in the same space, separated from each other by their vibrational resonances. Each universe in this Multiverse varies from the others, in either subtle or profound ways. In particular, the Earth of each universe has a different set of superheroes, or the life histories of its superheroes are different from those of others'. In several cases, characters from other publishers acquired by DC - previously established with a fictional universe of their own - have been assigned their own alternate universe within the Multiverse. For instance, the super-heroes most people are aware of today came from Earth-One. The golden age version of these heroes (in other words, the Batman, Superman, Flash, etc. as they were originally conceived in the 1930s and 1940s) were still around, but they lived on Earth-Two.

Naturally, people were having a tough time keeping all this straight, so DC created the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline to solve the problem.

The Crisis series highlighted the efforts of nearly every DC Comics' superhero to stop the annihilation of untold numbers of alternate Earths by the super-villain Anti-Monitor. The heroes managed to save the last five parallel Earths (the homes of the known DC Universe), with the result being the creation of a single universe. The superheroes returned to a present-day reality where the various elements of the five Earths were fused into one - which defaulted into Earth-One.

Now that you have the background, we can start covering the current storyline, Infinite Crisis:

Without going into specifics, the heroes of Earth-One are having a tough time fighting the good fight. Things are getting out of hand, and in response, the Superman of Earth-Two breaks out of the world in which he departed to at the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths, accompanied by Earth-Two's Lois Lane, Superboy of Earth-Prime, and Alexander Luthor of Earth-Three. Upon his return, Superman declares his plans and intentions���?�to reverse the decision made during the Crisis on Infinite Earths to save Earth-One, and make Earth-Two the dominant and primary Earth again.

Phew! Did you manage to follow most of that? For a full explanation of the Infinite Crisis, check out the Infinite Crisis article on Wikipedia.

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Tim, Jason, Pam and Dave are planning a robbery of their city's most secure bank. The task is almost impossible.

Sean has lost yet another job and is desperate. With no hope left he decides to end it all. Just as he's about to jump off a bridge, Dave and Tom stop him and offer him a deal: be the diversion they need.

On a given day, at a given time, he will jump off the building opposite the bank and in exchange for his free fall his family gets a share of the bank loot.

Free Fall #1 ($3.99) is now available for purchase.

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Wall Street fat-cat magazine Forbes recently featured articles on DC Comics' super-villain Lex Luthor and The Simpsons' Mr. Burns. Written as if these two vile yet eminently entertaining men were real people, Forbes shows us that yes, even financial magazines can occasionally come up with something amusing.

Lex Luthor Versus Bruce Wayne

C. Montgomery Burns

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Because of continued strong demand for quality graphic novels and trades (especially from the excellent Vertigo imprint), we're getting another huge shipment of them in this Wednesday.

COMICS
100 BULLETS #67
1000 DEATHS OF BARON VON DONUT #1
ABIDING PERDITION #4
ACTION COMICS #834
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 SPECIAL EDITION
AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS VOL 2 #3
AQUAMAN #37
AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICENT KEVIN #4 (OF 5)
AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICENT KEVIN #5 (OF 5)
BAD PLANET #1 (OF 6)
BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #3 (OF 3)
BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #198
BATMAN STRIKES #16
BETTY #152
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #108
BOOKS OF DOOM #2 (OF 6)
CABLE DEADPOOL #23
CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #3 (OF 9)
CHICANOS #2
DMZ #2
ELVIRA #151
FABLES #44
FANTASTIC FOUR IRON MAN BIG IN JAPAN #3 (OF 4)
FEAR AGENT #2
FIRESTORM #20
FREE FALL #1 (OF 3)
GHOST RIDER #4 (OF 6)
GI JOE SIGMA 6 #1
GL X-MAS SPECIAL
GREEN ARROW #57
GROUNDED #4 (OF 6)
HAWKMAN #47
INFINITE CRISIS #1 (OF 7) (REORDER)
JENNA #1 (OF 3)
JINGLE BELLE THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
JLA #123
LOCAL #2 (OF 12)
MAJESTIC #12
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #7
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #10
MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #25
MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #21
NEW AVENGERS MOST WANTED FILES
NEW THUNDERBOLTS #16
NEW X-MEN #21
NIGHTWING #115
NOBLE CAUSES #15
OPPOSITE FORCES VOL 2 #4 (OF 4)
PUNISHER SILENT NIGHT
RISING STARS VOICES OF THE DEAD #6 (OF 6)
SCOOBY DOO #103
SECRET WAR BOOK FIVE (OF 5)
SIXGUN SAMURAI #3
SON OF M #1 (OF 6)
SONIC X #4 (OF 4)
SURROGATES #3 (OF 5)
TEEN TITANS #30
ULTIMATE IRON MAN #5 (OF 5)
UNCANNY X-MEN #467
WILDCATS NEMESIS #4 (OF 9)
X-FACTOR #1
X-MEN #179

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
100 BULLETS VOL 1 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL
100 BULLETS VOL 2 SPLIT SECOND CHANCE
100 BULLETS VOL 4 FOREGONE TOMORROW
100 BULLETS VOL 5 THE COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE
100 BULLETS VOL 6 SIX FEET UNDER THE GUN
100 BULLETS VOL 7 SAMURAI
100 BULLETS VOL 8 THE HARD WAY
101 BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS
ARCHIE AMERICANA SER BEST OF 50S
BEST OF THE SPIRIT
COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS VOL 5
DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION
FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE
FABLES VOL 2 ANIMAL FARM
FABLES VOL 3 STORYBOOK LOVE
FABLES VOL 4 MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
FABLES VOL 5 THE MEAN SEASONS
GIRLS VOL 1 CONCEPTION
IMAGE COMICS HC
LENORE VOL 1 NOOGIES
LENORE VOL 2 WEDGIES
LUCIFER VOL 1 DEVIL IN THE GATEWAY
LUCIFER VOL 2 CHILDREN AND MONSTERS
LUCIFER VOL 3 A DALLIANCE WITH THE DAMNED
LUCIFER VOL 5 INFERNO
MAKING OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL FEATURING THE RESONATOR
PREACHER VOL 1 GONE TO TEXAS
PREACHER VOL 2 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
PREACHER VOL 3 PROUD AMERICANS
PREACHER VOL 4 ANCIENT HISTORY
PREACHER VOL 5 DIXIE FRIED
PREACHER VOL 6 WAR IN THE SUN
PREACHER VOL 7 SALVATION
PREACHER VOL 8 ALL HELLS A COMING
PREACHER VOL 9 ALAMO
REAL GHOSTBUSTERS VOL 1 HARD DAYS FRIGHT
RISING STARS VOL 1 BORN IN FIRE
SMOKE VOL 1
SUPREME POWER VOL 1 CONTACT
SUPREME POWER VOL 2 POWERS AND PRINCIPALITIES
SWAMP THING VOL 1 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING
TEMPORARY VOL 1
TOP TEN BOOK ONE
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 0 TALES OF HUMAN WASTE
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 1 BACK ON THESTREET
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 2 LUST FOR LIFE
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 3 YEAR OF THE BASTARD
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 4 THE NEW SCUM
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 5 LONELY CITY
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 6 GOUGE AWAY
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 7 SPIDERS THRASH
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 8 DIRGE
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 9 THE CURE
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 10 ONE MORE TIME
VERTIGO FIRST TASTE
VILLAINS UNITED
WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE
WALKING DEAD VOL 3 SAFETY BEHIND BARS
WALKING DEAD VOL 4 HEARTS DESIRE
Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED

MANGA
BEYOND MY TOUCH VOL 1
FAERIES LANDING VOL 2 (OF 13)
HOT GIMMICK VOL 10
NARUTO VOL 4
SLAYERS PREMIUM VOL 1
STEEL ANGEL KURUMI MANGA VOL 1
TOKYO MEW MEW VOL 1 A LA MODE (OF 2)
TWILIGHT X WAR #1 (OF 7)
WARCRAFT VOL 1 (OF 3)

MAGAZINES
TOYFARE #102

FIGURES/BUSTS
CONSTANTINE MOVIE STATUE
X-MEN MODERN ERA GAMBIT STATUE

CARDS
FAMILY GUY SEASON ONE PREMIUM

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On December 7, 2005 The Northwest Current published an article about Fantom Comics. Check out the link below to get all the steamy details of what goes on behind the scenes at Fantom:

The Northwest Current, December 7, 2005

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While Bill Watterson's brilliant strip Calvin and Hobbes isn't what you'd usually find in a comic book store, I refuse to allow Fantom to be boxed in by convention. Watterson told stories through the medium of cartooning and that's good enough for me!

So take a gander at this site, the Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery, and discover just how many ways there are to torture snowmen.

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WELCOME TO INFAMY, AZâ�?�¦

Barely a blip on the map, this ignobly named oasis of strip malls and convenience stores is much more than it seems. Unbeknownst to the general populace, Infamy leads a double life as the Federal Bureau of Investigation���?�s best-kept secret:

A Witness Protection Program for SUPER VILLAINS.

Chosen for its remote location and notorious Old West history, Infamy has, since the early 1960â�?��?�s, quietly played host to a select crew of former super criminals and would-be world-beaters whoâ�?��?�ve turned new leaves â�?��?? and Stateâ�?��?�s Evidence â�?��?? for that elusive second chance at life and the pursuit of happiness. Liberty, however, comes at a far greater priceâ�?�¦

Infamy is as much an open-air prison as it is a safe harbor. Though the average person can come and go as they please, those under Witness Protection dare not risk venturing beyond the townâ�?��?�s border as their brains have been hard-wired with sub-cortical explosives. One toe over â�?��?THE LINEâ�?� â�?��?? the invisible barrier surrounding the town â�?��?? and BOOM! Sanitationâ�?��?�s scraping whatâ�?��?�s left of your guts off the pavement in the morning.

Security. Safety. Sanctuary.

These are the rocks upon which Infamy was built, the foundation upon which it stands. Little does anyone realize that foundation is about to be demolishedâ�?�¦ Someone is fixing to blow the lid on Infamy, bring the entire neighborhood to its knees and leave nothing but a bloody stain behind. And why?

Because one man just couldnâ�?��?�t keep it in his pantsâ�?�¦

Living in Infamy #1 ($2.95) is now available for purchase.

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COMICS
AEON FLUX #3 (OF 4)
AGE OF BRONZE #22
ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 SPECIAL EDITION
ANGEL OLD FRIENDS #1 (OF 5)
ARCHIE #562
BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN #2 (OF 6)
BLOOD OF THE DEMON #10
BONE REST #6
CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #3 (OF 4)
DANGER GIRL BACK IN BLACK #2 (OF 4)
DETECTIVE COMICS #814
DOWN #2 (OF 4)
FATHOM #5
FRESHMEN #4 (OF 6)
FRESHMEN YEARBOOK ONE SHOT
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #3
GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #6
GI JOE SIGMA 6 #1
GOTHAM CENTRAL #38
HARD TIME SEASON TWO #1
JONAH HEX #2
JSA #80
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #16
LADY DEATH WICKED #1
LOOKING GLASS WARS HATTER M #1 (OF 4)
LOONEY TUNES #133
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #10
MARVEL TEAM-UP #15
MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 (OF 5)
MAZE AGENCY #1 (OF 4)
NAT TURNER #2 (OF 4)
NECROMANCER #3
NEW EXCALIBUR #2
NEW WARRIORS #6 (OF 6)
OUTSIDERS #31
PENNY ARCADE 1X 25 CENTS
POISON ELVES DOMINION #2
POWERS #15
PUNISHER #28
PURGATORI #2
ROCK N ROLL ONE SHOT
SCIENCE FAIR #3 (OF 8)
SEA OF RED #7
SENTINEL #2 (OF 5)
SEVEN SOLDIERS MISTER MIRACLE #2 (OF 4)
SOULFIRE DYING OF THE LIGHT #4
SPAWN #151
SPIDER-GIRL #93
STRANGERS IN PARADISE #78
STREET FIGHTER II #1
SUPERMAN #224
SUPERMAN SECRET FILES 2005
SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #4 (OF 6)
SWAMP THING #22
TEAM ZERO #1 (OF 6)
THOR BLOOD OATH #5 (OF 6)
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #87
ULTIMATES 2 #9
X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #4 (OF 5)
X-MEN UNLIMITED #12
Y THE LAST MAN #40

GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES
AGE OF BRONZE VOL 1 A THOUSAND SHIPS
ARCHIES CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORIES VOL 1
COMPLETE PEANUTS 1950-1954 BOXED SET
CRUMB COMICS VOL 15
DEMO COLLECTION
HANK KETCHAMS COMPLETE DENNISTHE MENACE 1951-1952
HORRORAMA VOL 1
IMAGE COMICS HC
IMAGE COMICS HOLIDAY SP 2005
JAMES BOND DR NO
KARNEY VOL 1
REAL GHOSTBUSTERS VOL 1 HARD DAYS FRIGHT
SHOWCASE PRESENTS JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL 1
SILENT SCREAMS
STAR WARS EPISODES I - III SLIPCASED SET
STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL 5 POCKET TP
SUPREME POWER VOL 2 POWERS AND PRINCIPALITIES
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 3 YEAR OF THE BASTARD
TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 5 LONELY CITY
WALL AFTER WALL
WIZARD ALEX ROSS MILLENNIUM HC UPDATED LTD ED

MANGA
BASARA VOL 15
DREAMING VOL 1
EDU MANGA HELLEN ADAMS KELLER
FAERIES LANDING VOL 2 (OF 13)
FIREFIGHTER DAIGO OF FIRE COMPANY M VOL 13
GIRL GOT GAME VOL 1 (OF 10)
KARE FIRST LOVE VOL 6
MIDORIS DAYS VOL 3
SELFISH LOVE BOOK 1
SENSUAL PHRASE VOL 11
SKULL MAN VOL 2
TRAMPS LIKE US VOL 1 GN (OF 12)
YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 11

MAGAZINES
INQUEST GAMER #129

FIGURINES/BUSTS
DC COMICS POCKET SUPER HEROS BATMAN BOX SET
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE HEAD KNOCKER
SANDMAN 10TH ANNIVERSARY STATUE

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