ANTARCTIC PRESS FOR NOVEMBER

GOLD DIGGER #101

By Fred Perry.

New look! New beginning! New characters! New adventures! Everything is all-new starting with this issue! If you've ever thought about reading Gold Digger, this is the jumping-on point you've been waiting for! A wonder of the ancient world is discovered in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California -- an entire city, buried and chained to the very bedrock of the desert's floor, straining eternally to return to the skies it once called home. Professor Gina Diggers -- archaeologist, super-scientist, and adventurer -- is all too delighted to share this discovery with her students from Georgia State University. It means an expedition of extraordinary magnitude and all on a scholarship's dime -- or at least that's what Elroy and Kylie, two of Professor Diggers's brightest and most adventurous (i.e., stupid) students believe when they sneak off to explore on their own. When the twin thrill-seekers scramble back to camp with the Phantom Emperor of the chained citadel hot on their heels, it's up to Professor Diggers to prevent its seven tongues from completing a curse that will call forth the umbral horror of the First Age of Chaos. Thankfully, the odds are abruptly evened by the sudden appearance of a were-cheetah-Gina's little sister Britanny, fresh from a three-year world shopping mall expedition!

32 pages, $2.99.

GOLD DIGGER: PEEBO TALES SPECIAL #4

By Fred Perry.

The Peebos, Brianna Diggers' super-smart bit-bombs, are back, and they've hacked their way into 32 more pages of full-color! Enjoy Advanced A.I. antics old and new as these mini-marvels discover video games, guilt, manners, fine(?) art, role-playing and much more! These little powder kegs will have you exploding-with laughter! This time, schemer supreme Peebri has a sure-fire scheme to get rich. All it'll take is one quarter -- and a way to travel through time! It can't fail!

32 pages, $3.50.

GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK #22

By Fred Perry and Doug Dlin.

The ultimate Gold Digger information guide continues! This issue of the indispensable handbook series will tell you exactly where's where in the GD-verse with a guide to realms and dimensions! Get the location lowdown on places and spaces from the Astral Rifts to Quasi-space, from the Library of Time to Oblivion! It's GD, A to Z!

32 pages, $3.95.

GOLD DIGGER SOURCEBOOK POCKET MANGA VOLUME 1 TP

By Fred Perry and Doug Dlin.

For more than 15 years, Fred Perry has brought the world the always-entertaining adventures of super-scientist/archaeologist/adventurer Gina Diggers and her family and friends. In all that time, Gold Digger's ever-expanding universe has developed an astounding breadth and depth, so as is only appropriate for a book about wild exploration, we set out to provide readers a guidebook to the GD-verse. Get glorious character stats (perfect for role-play gaming!), histories, aliases, allegiances and more! Volume 1 gets you started right at the top, bursting with info on everything from Abyssalisks to Dragons, from pilot supreme "Ace" Koss to Draconic villain supreme Dreadwing!

136 pages, black and white, $14.95.

HOW TO DRAW CHIBI POCKET MANGA TP

By various.

Get ready for a book of (nearly) unheard-of proportions! Chibi, super-deformed, small-bodied -- whatever you call 'em, they're one of the major elements of comedy (and even semi-serious) manga, and no manga artist's education is complete without knowing how to draw 'em! Antarctic's top talent give you the lowdown on the low-down, from stubby limbs to oversize heads and everything in between! It's the biggest book ever about manga's smallest characters, now appropriately in pocket size!

144 pages, $14.95.

THE LAND OF OZ MANGA: RETURN TO EMERALD CITY #1

By David Hutchison.

Dragon Arms creator David Hutchison follows up Oz: The Manga with a spectacular re-imagining of the next chapter in the Oz saga! As the second arc of The Land of Oz saga begins, Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Sawhorse make a new friend on their journey to free Oz -- Mr. H.M. Wogglebug, T.E.! As Tip and the others learn of Wogglebug's unique history, Mombi sets her sights on ridding herself -- and Oz -- of Tip's meddling once and for all!

32 pages, black and white, $2.99.

NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #166

By Ben Dunn and Robby Bevard.

After 20 years -- in both real time and comic time! -- the longest-awaited and most requested NHS story ever is finally here! Anna Feeple has been reunited with her decades-lost husband, Rat Exterminator extraordinaire Bob Feeple! Unfortunately, their long-awaited romantic reunion is in a dimension full of giant, militaristic, Napoleonic rats who have a score to settle with Bob, as he long ago killed their king and took the throne for himself!

32 pages, black and white, $2.99.

THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: THE COMIC BOOKS

By Joeming Dunn, Rod Espinosa and Chris Allen.

The 2008 presidential election promises to be one of the most historically significant in decades. Around the world, millions are looking to the election, wondering what direction the will country take. Will the policies of the past decade continue, or will America set a new course? The candidates are celebrities, and what are the stories behind its candidates? Antarctic Press brings readers the stories of the two candidates with these new comic book biographies. Obama: The Comic Book gives readers the story of Barack Obama, a person whose very presence on the ballot marks significant change. Written by Eisner nominee and Ignatz winner Rod Espinosa, this unauthorized biography presents a clear view of the life of this controversial candidate -- the good and the bad -- with a hard look at the issues surrounding him and what his candidacy means for the country. McCain: The Comic Book brings you the story of John McCain, the Vietnam veteran leading the Republican bid for the highest office in the land. Written by Joeming Dunn, M.D., this biography delves into all the dark times and daring exploits of this candidate's past and asks just what he stands for. Can a former POW survive the presidential battlefield? Both biographies are illustrated by Chris Allen (illustrator of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver biographies for ABDO Publishing), and with these books readers can become educated about the candidates and the issues facing the country.

32 pages, black and white, $3.99.