PHILIP JOSE FARMER R.I.P.

February 25th:
Philip José Farmer passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning.

He will be missed greatly by his wife Bette, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and countless fans around the world.

January 26, 1918 - February 25, 2009. R.I.P.

His best known books were probably the 5 books of the Riverworld Trilogy. My favourite was Tarzan Alive - a biography of Lord Greystoke which treated the Tarzan books & most popular English language books of the 19th & early 20thC as slightly exagerated truth. His family tree of all these characters is still a joy. I am sure this was an influence on the Greystoke movie where he is only ever referred to by the title name & certainly on Moore & O'Neill's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

NEW RELEASES - WEEK 4th MARCH

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #23 CHEN CVR
$2.99
HELLBOY WILD HUNT #4 (OF 8)
$2.99
KULL #5 (OF 6)
$2.99

AUTHORITY #8
$2.99
BATMAN CACOPHONY #3 (OF 3)
$3.99
BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE #5 (OF 6)
$2.99
FINAL CRISIS RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS #1 3RD PTG
$3.99
FRINGE #3 (OF 6) (RES)
$2.99
GOTHAM GAZETTE BATMAN DEAD #1
$2.99
JONAH HEX #41
$2.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL TP VOL 01
$17.99
MIGHTY #2
$2.99
MIRRORS EDGE #5 (OF 6)
$3.99
SECRET SIX #7
$2.99
SHAZAM MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL TP
$19.99
SOLOMON GRUNDY #1 (OF 7)
$2.99
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT TP VOL 01
$17.99

BACK TO BROOKLYN #4 (OF 5)
$2.99
IMPALER #2
$2.99
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #14 (RES)
$3.50
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A
$3.99

AGE OF SENTRY #6 (OF 6)
$2.99
AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 DKR
$2.99
BLACK PANTHER 2 #2 DKR
$2.99
CABLE #12
$2.99
DAREDEVIL #116
$2.99
DARK REIGN FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 5) DKR
$2.99
DEADPOOL #8 DKR
$2.99
HULK BROKEN WORLDS #1 (OF 2)
$3.99
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED #5 (OF 5)
$3.99
MARVEL YOUR UNIVERSE #2
$5.99
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #1 (OF 4) DKR
$3.99
SECRET INVASION TP NEW WARRIORS
$24.99
SECRET WARRIORS #2 DKR
$2.99
SHE-HULK TP VOL 07 HERE TODAY
$14.99
SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #5 (OF 5)
$3.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #3 (OF 6)
$2.99
ULTIMATUM #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG FINCH VAR (PP #854)
$3.99
WAR OF KINGS #1 (OF 6)
$3.99
WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT & MILLER TP Highly Recommended
$16.99
WOLVERINE TP WEAPON X NEW PTG Barry Smith - recommended
$16.99
WOLVERINE X-MEN MAGAZINE #2
$6.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #2 (OF 4)
$3.99
X-MEN SPIDER-MAN #4 (OF 4)

ARMY OF DARKNESS #17
$3.50
ASPEN SEASONS WINTER 2009
$2.99
CHUCKY VOL 02 #1 (OF 4) ANDY B CVR A
$3.50
CODE GEASS LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION GN VOL 03
$9.99
FARSCAPE #3 CVR A
$3.99
FATHOM #6 GARZA CVR
$2.99
FLASH GORDON #4
$3.99
I AM LEGION #2 (OF 6) CASSADAY MARTIN CVR A
$3.50
JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #3 NEW PTG
$2.95

ANOTHER ALBACON NEXT YEAR

What is Albacon?
Join us for a reunion event with friends old and new, celebrating Scottish fandom and the SF genre.

25-27 September 2010
Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
Art & ALBACON fan history exhibits, trader’s room, silly games, guest talks, panels & discussions, a costume ceilidh and all round great fun.
Our guests will include:
Liz Williams
Peter F. Hamilton

Link HERE to join

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS OF 2008

This is the listing by sales. I can't claim they will all be in stock all the time but I have a pretty large selection. I have put an * with my top picks.

*1 WATCHMEN TP* $19.99 DC Comics

2 BATMAN KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC Comics

3 JOKER HC $19.99 DC Comics

4 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS & WHEREFORES $14.99 DC Comics

5 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER $14.99 Image Comics

*6 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP $14.99 DC Comics

7 FABLES TP VOL 10 GOOD PRINCE $17.99 DC Comics

*8 WANTED GN $19.99 Image Comics

9 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU $15.95 Dark Horse

10 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED $12.99 DC Comics

11 BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME $19.99 Dynamite Ent.

12 HULK WWH TP $24.99 Marvel Comics

13 CIVIL WAR TP $24.99 Marvel Comics

14 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME $15.95 Dark Horse

*15 BATMAN LONG HALLOWEEN TP $19.99 DC Comics

16 UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP $17.95 Dark Horse

17 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE $9.99 Image Comics

18 FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR & PIECES $17.99 DC Comics

19 FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE $9.99 DC Comics

20 STAR WARS FORCE UNLEASHED GN $15.95 Dark Horse

21 GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO CORPS WAR $24.99 DC Comics

*22 ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 04 UNSTOPPABLE $19.99 Marvel Comics

23 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES $12.99 DC Comics

24 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC $24.99 Marvel Comics

*25 ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN BOY WONDER HC VOL 01 $24.99 DC Comics

*26 BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC $14.99 DC Comics

27 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP $12.99 DC Comics

*28 V FOR VENDETTA TP $19.99 DC Comics

29 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE $12.99 Image Comics

30 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US $12.99 Image Comics

*31 INFINITE CRISIS TP $14.99 DC Comics

32 BATMAN MAN WHO LAUGHS HC $19.99 DC Comics

*33 ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC $17.99 DC Comics

*34 PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION $14.99 DC Comics

35 MARVEL ZOMBIES ARMY OF DARKNESS HC* $19.99 Marvel Comics

36 BATMAN HUSH TP VOL 01 $12.99 DC Comics

37 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD $12.99 DC Comics

38 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 19 DEATH O/GOBLIN $14.99 Marvel Comics

39 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 2 PLAT. ED LEARNING CURVE TP $13.95 Marvel Comics

40 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT GATE $15.95 Dark Horse

41 GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 SINESTRO CORPS WAR $24.99 DC Comics

42 HULK TP PLANET HULK $34.99 Marvel Comics

43 TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL TURNER GN $8.99 Aspen

*44 SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES $19.99 DC Comics

45 WITCHBLADE TP VOL 01 WITCH HUNT $4.99 Image Comics

46 MARVEL ZOMBIES 02 HC $19.99 Marvel Comics

47 SECRET INVASION TP INFILTRATION $19.99 Marvel Comics

48 DMZ TP VOL 04 FRIENDLY FIRE $12.99 DC Comics

49 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 05 RING O/TRUTH $14.99 DC Comics

50 FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM $12.99 DC Comics

51 HEROES HC VOL 02* $29.99 DC Comics

52 HELLBOY TP VOL 08 DARKNESS CALLS $19.95 Dark Horse

53 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 09 MOTHERLAND $14.99 DC Comics

54 BOYS TP VOL 03 $19.99 Dynamite Ent.

55 SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN VOL 1 TP $17.95 Dark Horse

56 DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC $24.99 Marvel Comics

57 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 06 GIRL ON GIRL $12.99 DC Comics

*58 BOYS TP VOL 01 $16.99 Dynamite Ent.

59 MARVEL ZOMBIES TP* $15.99 Marvel Comics

*60 SERENITY TP $9.95 Dark Horse

61 SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP $9.95 Dark Horse

62 NARUTO TP VOL 28 $7.95 VIZ

63 100 BULLETS TP VOL 12 DIRTY $12.99 DC Comics

64 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS $14.99 DC Comics

*65 HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION $17.95 Dark Horse

66 ULTIMATE X-MEN TP VOL 17 SENTINELS $17.99 Marvel Comics

67 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS $14.99 DC Comics

68 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS $12.99 Image Comics

69 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE $12.99 Image Comics

70 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE $12.99 Image Comics

71 CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 01 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA $14.99 Marvel Comics

72 BATMAN HUSH TP VOL 02 $12.99 DC Comics

73 FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL SC $14.99 DC Comics

74 WATCHMEN HC $39.99 DC Comics

*75 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 $12.99 DC Comics

76 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE $12.99 Image Comics

77 DEATH NOTE TP VOL 01 $7.99 VIZ

78 FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE $14.99 DC Comics

79 PRIDE OF BAGHDAD SC $12.99 DC Comics

80 SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN TP VOL 02 $17.95 Dark Horse

*81 BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP $19.99 DC Comics

82 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 20 & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS $12.99 Marvel Comics

*83 PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL END O/WORLD NEW EDITION $14.99 DC Comics

84 NARUTO TP VOL 29 $7.95 VIZ

85 JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 03 BAD PRINCE $14.99 DC Comics

86 DMZ TP VOL 05 THE HIDDEN WAR $12.99 DC Comics

87 INVINCIBLE TP VOL 09 OUT OF THIS WORLD $14.99 Image Comics

88 HEROES SC $19.99 DC Comics

89 X-MEN HC MESSIAH COMPLEX $39.99 Marvel Comics

90 ULTIMATE X-MEN TP VOL 18 APOCALYPSE $13.99 Marvel Comics

91 NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI TP $14.99 Marvel Comics

92 KINGDOM COME TP $14.99 DC Comics

*93 SUPERMAN RED SON TP $17.99 DC Comics

94 STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 02 SHARDS $19.95 Dark Horse

95 INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM O/T CRYSTAL SKULL TP $12.95 Dark Horse

*96 THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 01 $14.99 Marvel Comics

97 JLA AVENGERS TP $19.99 DC Comics

98 NARUTO TP VOL 30 $7.95 VIZ

99 STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01 SHIPYARDS O/DOOM $7.95 Dark Horse

100 JUSTICE TP VOL 01 $14.99 DC Comics

My favourite non-appearances there would include Alan Moore's FROM HELL, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 1 & 2, TOP TEN, Larry Gonick's CARTOON HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE (ask me how I once told him he had got a particular opinion wrong - gosh what an interllectual I are) & Eric Shanowar's AGE OF BRONZE 1,2,3, Garth Ennis's PUNISHER - WELCOME BACK FRANK, Warren Ellis' MINISTRY OF SPACE & CRECY

New Out of Print Graphics

I have just receiced a collection of 2000 AS annuals - 1078, 1980-1988. Also Battle Ann 1981. Also the out of print Dark Horse Akira volumes 1-6. Also a manga ninja series by Futaro Yamada called Basilisk vols 1-4 - this is printed in reverse order like the original & should appeal to manga purists. Also Sho Fumomura's manga Sanctuary vols 1-9.

RELEASES FEB 25TH

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #8
$2.99
CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 #3 (OF 4)
$2.99
FEAR AGENT #26 1 AGAINST 1 (PT 5 OF 6)
$2.99
MISTER X CONDEMNED #3 (OF 4)
$3.50
MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 08
$12.95
STAR WARS LEGACY #33 FIGHT ANOTHER DAY PART 2 OF 2
$2.99
USAGI YOJIMBO #118
$3.50

BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #10 (OF 12)
$2.99
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2
$2.50
GREEN LANTERN #37 (FOE) 2ND PTG
$2.99
NOV080161
GREEN LANTERN #38 (ORIGINS)
$2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #24 (ORIGINS)
$2.99
PUSH #6 (OF 6)
$3.50
REIGN IN HELL #8 (OF 8)
$3.50
SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #4 (OF 6)
$2.99
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY TP VOL 03
$16.99
SUPERMAN #685 (ORIGINS)
$2.99
SUPERMAN CAMELOT FALLS TP VOL 02
$12.99
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 01
$19.99
TEEN TITANS #68 (ORIGINS)
$2.99
TRINITY #39
$2.99
WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #10 (OF 12)
$2.99
WONDER WOMAN #29
$2.99
WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #4 (OF 4)
$3.99

SAVAGE DRAGON #137 4TH PTG OBAMA CVR (PP #854)
$2.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #145 CVR A
$3.50
SAVAGE DRAGON #145 OBAMA CVR B
$3.50
SPAWN #189
$2.95

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #22 DKR
$2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #47
$2.99
DARK AVENGERS #1 2ND PTG VAR (PP #853)
$3.99
DARK REIGN FILES DKR
$4.99
DARK TOWER TREACHERY #6 (OF 6)
$3.99
DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #2 (OF 4)
$2.99
ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #3 (OF 5)
$3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #564
$2.99
GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #5 (OF 5)
$3.99
HULK #10
$3.99
HULK #10 ADAMS VAR (PP #852)
$3.99
INCREDIBLE HERCULES #126
$3.99
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #4 (OF 6)
$3.99
MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #4 (OF 6)
$3.99
DEC082382
MIGHTY AVENGERS #22 DKR
$2.99
MS MARVEL #36 DKR
$2.99
NEW AVENGERS #50 DKR
$4.99
NEW AVENGERS #50 KUBERT VAR (PP #852)
$4.99
NOVA #22
$2.99
RUNAWAYS 3 #7
$2.99
SECRET INVASION TP BLACK PANTHER
$12.99
SECRET INVASION TP RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS
$12.99
SHE-HULK 2 #38
$3.99
THUNDERBOLTS #129 DKR
$2.99
DEC082343
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #131
$2.99
DEC082318
WAR MACHINE #3 DKR
$2.99
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #12
$2.99
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #33 DKR
$2.99
WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #2 (OF 8) 2ND PTG VAR (PP #853)
$3.99
X-FORCE #12
$2.99

ASPEN SEASONS WINTER 2009
$2.99
BART SIMPSON COMICS #46
$2.99
DAN DARE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 US ED
$29.99
EUREKA #2 (OF 4) CVR A
$3.99
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS DEAR BILLY #2
$3.50
TERMINATOR REVOLUTION #3 (OF 5)
$3.50

SCIENCE & SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION

SATELLITE 2

Glasgow, 25-26th July 2009
Guest of Honour: Iain M Banks

Following in the footsteps of Satellite 1, we are pleased to announce Satellite 2, a 2-day convention marking the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Following in the footsteps of Satellite 1, Satellite 2 is a 2-day science fiction convention featuring the usual mixture of talks, games, panel discussions, and quizzes typical of a Glasgow Convention. There will be a real ale bar, a dealers’ room, with SF bookshop At the Sign of the Dragon, and a small art show.
July 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and so some of programme will have a lunar theme, ranging from discussions of how the moon is portrayed in SF, to the chance to fake your very own moon landing

Satellite 2 is extremely excited to have Iain M. Banks as our Guest of Honour. Iain needs no introduction, but for anyone not familiar with his work – Welcome to Planet Earth!
We will be updating the site regularly as our programme develops and watch out for the Adventures of Roger. Roger is our convention mascot and has been travelling far and wide to promote Satellite 2.
We look forward to seeing you next July in Glasgow!

Join Satellite 2
The following membership rates are valid until 31/12/08:
Adult Attending
£40
Child (5-14 at time of Con)
£10
Infant (0-4 at time of Con)
£1
Apocrypha (e.g. cuddly Cthulhu's etc)
£1
Supporting*
£10
(* freezes membership at the current rate for possible later upgrade to Attending)
We are a small convention, and cannot afford to take online memberships. Please print out our membership form and post to the convention address:
Satellite 2, c/o Colin Dalglish,33b Hardridge Road,Corkerhill,

website http://www.satellite2.org.uk/

RELEASES 18th FEB

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #38 FAITHFUL EXECUTION
$2.99

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS THE SNARE TP
$14.99

BIRDS OF PREY #127 (ORIGINS)

BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
$2.99

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #22
$2.99

DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 04
$19.99

GREEN LANTERN #36 2ND PTG
$2.99

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #30 (ORIGINS)
$2.99

OUTSIDERS #15 (ORIGINS)
$2.99

ROBIN #183 (ORIGINS)
$2.99

STORMWATCH PHD #19
$2.99

SUPERGIRL #38 (ORIGINS)
$2.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN #55
$2.99
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 06
$14.99
TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #12 (OF 12)
TRINITY #38
$2.99

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #16
$2.99

X-FILES #4 (OF 6)
$3.50

INVINCIBLE #59
$2.99

WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A
$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #587
$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #4
$4.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 TP VOL 01 SECRET INVASION
$15.99

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 TP VOL 01 SECRET INVASION DM ED
$15.99


DARK AVENGERS #2 CHOI VAR DKR
$3.99

ESSENTIAL CLASSIC X-MEN TP VOL 03
$16.99

GHOST RIDER #32
$2.99

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #10
$2.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9 2ND PTG VAR
$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #27
$2.99

NEW EXILES #18
$2.99

NYX NO WAY HOME #6 (OF 6)
$3.99

SECRET INVASION TP FRONT LINE
$14.99

SECRET INVASION TP THUNDERBOLTS
$19.99

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #3 (OF 4) CALERO VAR
$3.99

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #8
$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #128 2ND PTG VAR
$2.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #60
$3.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 DOUBLE TROUBLE (STAR15962)
$17.95

UNCANNY X-MEN #506
$2.99


WOLVERINE #70 2ND PTG MCNIVEN VAR (PP #852)
$2.99

X-FACTOR #40
$2.99

X-MEN KINGBREAKER #3 (OF 4)
$3.99

X-MEN LEGACY #221
$2.99

X-MEN NOIR #2 (OF 4) 2ND PTG CALERO VAR (PP #852)
$3.99

YOUNG X-MEN #11

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #2 (OF 4)
$3.99

DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #3
$3.50

HIGHLANDER ORIGINS KURGAN #2 (OF 2)
$4.99

MAN WITH NO NAME #1 LTD ED CVR (PP #849)
$3.50

SIMPSONS COMICS #151
$2.99

SIMPSONS COMICS TREASURE TROVE #3
$3.99
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STREET FIGHTER IV #1 (OF 4) NG CVR B
$3.95