NCRL: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 2, 1997, compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics. This list is posted weekly, usually Monday evening, at rec.arts.comics.info, http://www.america.net/~cslepage/, and Compuserve's Comics Publishers Forum. PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong. "TPB" means "trade paperback". "AA" means "available again". "S/N" means "signed/numbered". PUBLISHER TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AARDVARK-VANAHEIM Cerebus #214, 2.25 AARDWOLF Strange Kaddish (S/N), 50.00 ACADEMY Robotech II The Sentinels Book IV #13 (signed), 5.95 Robotech Sci-Fi Adventure Pack, 6.95 Robotech Sentinels And Friends Action Pack, 6.95 Robotech The Wonderful World Of Macross Pack, 6.95 ACCLAIM Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte Study Guide, 4.99 Romeo & Juliet By William Shakespeare Study Guide, 4.99 Tales Of Two Cities By Charles Dickens Study Guide, 4.99 Troublemakers #1, 2.50 ANDREWS&MCMEEL Calvin & Hobbes Its A Magical World Hardcover, 20.95 anime Cybernetics Guardian Video (dubbed)(net), 11.97 Dancouger Video #4 (subtitled)(net), 11.97 Here Is Greenwood Video #3 (subtitled), 24.95 ANIME PROJECTS Bubblegum Crisis Largo Quincy & Mason Miniatures, 7.50 ARCHIE Betty & Veronica Spectacular #22, 1.50 Flintstones #16, 1.50 Jughead With Archie Digest #132, 1.79 Sonic Blast Special #1, 2.00 World Of Archie #22, 1.50 BANTAM Shadow Dawn, 22.95 Shadow Dawn Audio, 16.99 BIG Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice #9, 2.25 Tad Williams' Mirrorworld Rain #1, 3.25 BLACK EYE Pickle #10, 2.50 BONGO Roswell Little Green Man #2, 2.95 cards/coins 1960S Sci Fi & Terror TV The Sequel T/C Set (net), 10.00 Boris Factory Card Set II, 25.00 Coke Around The World Metal T/C Set (AA)(net), 18.75 Cooperstown Baseball Greats Metal T/C Set #2 (net), 7.50 Cooperstown Baseball Greats Metal T/C Set #3 (net), 7.50 Cooperstown Baseball Greats Metal T/C Set #4 (net), 7.50 Cooperstown Baseball Greats Metal T/C Set I Babe Ruth (net), 7.50 Creators Alternate Universe Uncut Card Sheet (net), 46.00 Dallas Cowboys NFL Relief Hoffbrau (net), 12.50 Dave Mckean Postcard Set, 15.00 Donruss 97 BB Series I T/C Bx (net), 25.73 Green Hornet 8X10 Black & White Signed Photo (net), 37.50 Green Hornet Miss Case 8X10 Signed Photo (net), 18.75 Green Hornet With Kato 8X10 Signed Photo (net), 37.50 Miami Dolphins NFL Relief Hoffbrau (net), 12.50 Pinnacle 96-97 Hockey Series I T/C Box (net), 42.93 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Relief Hoffbrau (net), 12.50 Playoff 1996 Contenders T/C Box (net), 51.29 Razor II Metal & Flesh Hot Box (net), 86.21 San Francisco 49ers NFL Relief Hoffbrau (net), 12.50 Scoreboard 1996 Autographed Basketball T/C Box, 65.54 Scoreboard 96 NFL Experience T/C Box, 40.45 Star Trek 30th Anniversary Metal T/C Set (net), 32.50 Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire T/C Box (net), 37.24 Upper Deck 1996 Sp Football T/C Box (net), 95.31 Upper Deck 96 Spx Motorsports T/C Box (net), 66.62 CAROL Ultraviolent Movies (AA), 17.95 CAT-HEAD Buzzard #17, 3.50 COMIC SHOP NEWS Comic Shop News #498, free DARK HORSE Aliens: Female War TPB, 16.95 Barry Windsor Smith Storyteller #4, 4.95 Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan #7, 2.95 Legend Of Mother Sarah: City Of The Angels #4 (of 9), 3.95 Oh My Goddess: Trials Of Morisato #1, 2.95 DC Batman: Blackgate #1, 3.95 Batman: Gordons Law #4 (of 4), 1.95 Batman: Legacy TPB, 17.95 Batman Miniature Statue, 75.00 Batman: Shadow Of The Bat #60, 1.95 Book Of Fate #2, 2.25 Books Of Faerie #1 (of 3), 2.50 Green Lantern #84, 1.75 Hellblazer: Fear And Loathing TPB, 14.95 JLA #3, 1.95 Nightwing #6, 1.95 Power Of Shazam #24, 1.75 Preacher #23, 2.50 Seekers Into Mystery #14, 2.50 Steel #36, 1.95 Superboy And The Ravers #6, 1.95 Superman Adventures #5, 1.75 Superman: The Man Of Steel #65, 1.95 Terminal City #9 (of 9), 2.50 DRAWN&QUARTERLY Underwater #8, 3.50 DYNAMIC FORCES Batman Shadow Of The Bat #50 (S/N), 15.95 JLA #1 (S/N), 15.95 Preacher #19 (S/N), 17.50 Strangers In Paradise Vol. III #1 (S/N), 19.95 X-Files Digest #3 (S/N), 19.95 EPIDEMIC Gothis #1 (resolicited), 2.95 EYEBALL SOUP Nemesis #1 (of 2), 2.95 FANTACO Amazon Woman #2 (Sampler)(net), 0.29 Bloodletting #2 (Sampler)(net), 0.29 FLEETWAY UK 2000 AD #1019, 2.25 2000 AD #1020, 2.25 Classic Judge Dredd #17, 3.95 FPG Joe Juskos Art Of Edgar Rice Burroughs Hardcover, 75.00 GLADSTONE Carl Barks Library Album #6 (AA), 8.95 GRYPHON RAMPANT Syrenniel #4, 2.95 HARPER COLLINS Cat Under Fire, 5.50 Hedge Of Mist, 5.99 HARRIS Vampirella Death And Destruction #1 (Satin edition), 29.95 Vampirella Strikes #6 (Preview Ash Can)(S/N), 24.95 Vampirella Strikes Annual #1, 2.95 HIGH IMPACT Double Impact #3-Cover A, 3.00 Double Impact #3-Cover B, 3.00 Double Impact #3-Cover C, 3.00 Double Impact Vol. II #1 (chromium signed cover), 6.00 IMAGE Allegra #4, 2.50 Distant Soil #17, 2.95 Gen 13 #15, 2.50 Gen 13 Zine #1, 1.95 Spawn #9 (AA), 1.95 Spawn #11 (AA), 1.95 Spawn #12 (AA), 1.95 Spawn #14 (AA), 1.95 Spawn #15 (AA), 1.95 Strangers In Paradise Vol. III #2, 2.75 Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles #5, 2.50 IMMORTELLE Cynder/Hellina Special #1, 2.95 JAPANIMATION Blue Seed Video #6 (subtitled), 29.95 Burn Up W File Video #2 (dubbed), 29.95 Neon Genesis Evangelion Video #1 (subtitled), 29.95 KITCHEN SINK Crow City Of Angels Poster #11, 6.95 Crow City Of Angels Poster #11 (deluxe), 8.95 Crow: Wild Justice #3 (of 3), 2.95 R Crumbs Art & Beauty Magazine, 4.95 KRONOS Greener Pastures #1, 2.50 LONDON NIGHT Razor Vol. II #1 (Photo Edition), 10.00 Rose & Gunn #1 (S/N), 6.00 magazines Action Figure News & Toy Review #51, 4.95 Arcane #14, 5.95 Beckett Hockey Card Monthly #75, 3.50 Beckett Profiles Racing Review, 5.95 Beckett Racing Heroes Terry Labonte, 6.95 Collect February 1997, 3.99 Comic Relief #94, 3.95 Cult Times #15, 4.50 Dr. Who An Adventure In Space & Time #29, 3.95 Dr. Who In Vision #68, 5.00 Dreamwatch #28, 4.95 Electronic Gaming Monthly #90, 4.99 Funny Stuff #12, 3.95 G-Fan #24, 3.95 Gamer Collectors Guide To Game Cards Winter 1997, 3.99 Giant Robot Magazine #7, 4.00 Sci-Fi And Fantasy Models #16, 6.50 SFX #20, 5.95 Shivers #36, 6.95 Starburst #220, 4.99 Starlog #233, 4.99 Star Trek Deep Space Nine #18, 5.99 Strips Monthly #19, 3.95 Todays Collector February 1997, 3.95 Tomarts Action Figure Digest #36, 5.95 Tuff Stuff February 1997, 4.99 Xpose #5, 4.99 MARVEL (my thanks to the Snell brothers from Gun Dog Comics for their Marvel information) Cable #41, 1.95 Daredevil #362, 1.95 Fantastic Four #5 (Heroes Reborn), 1.95 Sabretooth & Mystique #4 (of 4), 1.95 Sensational Spider-Man #14, 1.95 Spider-Man/Batman TPB (AA), 5.95 Uncanny X-Men #342, 1.95 MAXIMUM Avengelyne: Armageddon #2 (of 3), 2.99 Battlestar Galactica Painted Book, 2.99 MEDIA INT. Night Of The Living Dead #1 (AA), 4.95 Night Of The Living Dead #2 (AA), 4.95 Night Of The Living Dead #3 (AA), 5.95 Night Of The Living Dead #4 (AA), 5.95 Night Of The Living Dead London TPB (AA), 14.95 METAL MAMMOTH Azpiri Portfolio (S/N), 39.95 Royo Portfolio (S/N), 39.95 MILLENIUM Chassis #1 (Signed Road Tour Edition), 9.95 Nights Children: Early Works #1, 6.95 MOONSTONE Evilman's Bulging Package #1, 5.95 NECROMANTICS Necromantics Portfolio, 12.00 NO TALENT Pagers Comics Anthology #2, 3.50 OLYOPTICS Armature #1 (of 6), 2.95 REVOLUTION Octobriana #2 (of 5), 2.95 SHOP 7 Johnsons Phantom Price Guide (2nd edition), 9.95 SIMON&SCHUSTER Sex And Zen And A Bullet In The Head (AA), 12.00 SQP Crimson Embrace II (deluxe limited edition)(AA), 19.95 Judge Dredd Metal Fatigue TPB (AA), 7.95 Leather & Lace (limited edition), 19.95 SLAVE LABOR Tick Tock Follies #1, 2.95 TITAN Anime A Beginners Guide To Japanese Animation (AA), 14.70 TOP COW Darkness #2, 2.50 TOPPS Mars Attacks The Savage Dragon #1 (of 4), 2.95 X-Files #13 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #14 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #15 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #16 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #17 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #18 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #19 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #20 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #21 (AA), 2.95 X-Files #24, 2.95 VIZ Lum Urusei Yatsura: Lum In The Sun TPB (AA), 15.95 WIZARD Wizard Guide #66 (Batman Version), 4.55 Wizard Guide #66 (Gen13 Version), 4.55