BOOM! STUDIOS FOR DECEMBER

CTHULHU TALES 2ND PRINTING

By various.

The sell-out hit is available again in this second printing! Lovecraft lives! From the writing team behind Zombie Tales comes a collection of six different tales of dark, cosmic horror. Annihilation and 52's Keith Giffen pens a tale, writer of the Transformers Movie John Rogers writes his own. Creator of the Sci-Fi show Eureka, Andrew Cosby, pens one, with Eureka screenwriter Johanna Stokes creating "Love's Craft." Finally, Second Wave writer Michael Alan Nelson joins in on the fun with a stellar constellation of artists.

$6.99, prestige format, full color, 48 pages.

CTHULHU TALES: THE RISING

By various.

A sequel to the sold-out Cthulhu Tales one shot, featuring the same roster of writers: Eureka the TV show creator Andrew Cosby, Eureka show writer Johanna Stokes, Second Wave writer Michael Alan Nelson, Transformers screenwriter John Rogers, Ninja Tales writer Chris Ward, and a new creative voice in the mix: Hans Rodionoff, the writer of Marvel's Werewolf by Night movie and the upcoming Tekken film! Featuring the best of the best of a brilliant roster of artists, Cthulhu Tales: The Rising is a primal journey into a dark arena of horror.

$6.99, prestige format, full color, 48 pages.

MR. STUFFINS #1

Written by Andrew Cosby, art by Lee Carter.

My teddy bear's a secret agent! In the tradition of Lions, Tigers, and Bears comes something completely different. When a scientist succeeds in creating an Artificial Intelligence, he discovers to his horror that the government plans on making it a weapon. On the run, he hides the program inside a mechanical toy bear. An unsuspecting family buys the toy bear and a little boy discovers a new best friend he never knew he had -- a cute, cuddly toy bear who's got all the moves of James Bond! Chaos, fun and mayhem ensues, from the creator of the Sci Fi TV show Eureka.

24 pages, $3.99.

X ISLE #5

Written by Andrew Cosby and Michael Alan Nelson, art by Greg Scott, cover by Ray of Imaginary Friends Studios.

The series conclusion -- with the most startling revelation of all! Why has this island evolved along a different path? Why is the flora and fauna of this place so hellish -- and so lethal? What secret does the island hold? The stunning finale to the series described as Alien meets Jurassic Park!

24 pages, $2.99.

PLANETARY BRIGADE #3

Written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis, art by Julia Bax.

The return of Mister Master! The first issue was a retro-early days of Marvel riff! The second issue brought back the go-go check era of DC! Now we're finally in the Bronze Age, as Mister Master returns for a third time, to a totally different Brigade from a totally different era! Great fun and mayhem ensues, from the Bwa-ha-ha Boys!

24 pages, $3.99.

ZOMBIE TALES #1 CHUD.COM EXCLUSIVE EDITION

By various.

Featuring a never-before-seen Keith Giffen cover and limited to only 500 copies! The hit one shot that started it all! The very first book Boom! published, featuring work from Mark Waid, Keith Giffen, Ron Lim, Andrew Cosby, Johanna Stokes, Michael Alan Nelson, JK Woodward, Joe Abraham and Andy Kuhn!

48 pages, $6.99.

2006 FULL COLOR DAVE JOHNSON SKETCHBOOK -- ISOTOPE EDITION

By Dave Johnson.

An exclusive limited edition version of the Superman: Red Son and 100 Bullets artist's sketchbook limited to 500 copies, created exclusively for The Isotope.

$9.99.

WARHAMMER 40,000: DAMNATION CRUSADE #2

Written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton, illustrated by Lui Antonio and JM Ringuet.

Welcome to the 41st millennium -- where vast armies wage bloody warfare across the galaxy in the name of humanity's supreme ruler. Countless souls upon billions of worlds whisper their supplication to the God Emperor -- and those that oppose his sacred vision risk annihilation by his greatest warriors, the dread Space Marines. But how does one become a member of this most revered brotherhood? A simple man, from an obscure planet at the far end of the Imperium is discovering that to become a Space Marine will cost his family, his body -- and quite possibly, his soul...

24 pages, $2.99.