Here's what we found headed for shelves in the next couple of months.

Carl Cthulhu Figurine

The adorable Lurking Horror comes to three-dimensional life from the pages of Little Gloomy! This 8" hard plastic figurine comes with articulated head and arms and light-up eyes -- a must for both fans of Little Gloomy and collectors of all things Cthulhu. SRP: $17.00

Vampirella: Nowheresville #1

Comics' sexiest heroine is back and she's never been better! Mark Millar -- the creative genius behind Ultimate X-Men and The Authority -- brings Vampirella into the 21st Century. Vampirella #1 features four different covers, by artists Mike Mayhew, J. Scott Campbell, Jay Anacleto, and Jae Lee.

The Warren Companion

The Warren Companion is the ultimate compendium to the great comics of Warren Publishing! Few publishers throughout history can boast the extraordinary work of as many great artists and writers as Warren, and this book - featuring a complete reprinting of the out-of-print, Eisner Award-winning Comic Book Artist #4, plus dozens of new interviews and features - covers the entire history of the company from 1956 to 1983, examining all the titles including Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella, Blazing Combat, Help!, The Spirit, and many more. Including the a checklist with cross-indexed artist and writer listings, this tome also features a new painted cover by Alex Horley, reams of unpublished art, archival photos, examinations of Warren's competition, plus exhaustive details on Warren merchandise, conventions, top strips, most prolific contributors, foreign publications, and many other fascinating oddities.

Also featuring new articles on Richard Corben, Frank Frazetta, Steve Ditko and others, and interviews with Bernie Wrightson, Jim Warren, Will Eisner, Neal Adams, Gene Colan and many more. Available as a trade paperback or as a limited edition hardcover that features a full-color dust jacket, a gold embossed cover, printed endleaves, and two tip in pages.

From TwoMorrows Publishing, the tradepaperback will carry a SRP of $29.95 and the hardcover will SRP at $49.95.

Bento Story Art Box SC

A new, elaborately illustrated publication featuring short fiction and prose by such notable authors as Neil Gaiman, Jonathon Carroll, Rachel Pollack, Alisa Kwitney, and others. A new full-color 12-page comic story by Dave McKean with a cover by Kent Williams is also included in this collected anthology. From Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, the SRP is $14.

Planet Of The Apes Ultra Attar Figure

Measuring approximately 12" tall, this "Ultra" figure of the Gorilla Soldier Attar (played by actor Michael Duncan Clark), features a detailed costume and accessories, and features an electronic sound chip featuring actually dialog from the film! Open box "Try Me" packaging. Scheduled to ship in July 2001.

Planet Of The Apes Thade & Battle Steed Set

Ape leader General Thade (played by actor Tim Roth) leads his forces against the human uprising in Tim Burton's summer blockbuster. This 6" tall action figure comes with a scale horse and plenty of accessories. Window box packaging. Scheduled to ship in July 2001.

Planet of the Apes 6-inch Figures

Tim Burton brings us his own personal vision of the Sci-Fi classic, Planet of the Apes, this summer (7/27/01), and Hasbro has the figures. This series of figures captures the look of the awesome new ape make-up designs as created by Oscar-winning make-up artist, Rick Baker. This series is scheduled to include: Attar, Ari, Leo Davidson, Daena, Limbo, Krull, Gorilla Warrior, and Pericles. Blister card packaging. Scheduled to ship in July 2001.