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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED # 6: “The Scarlet Letter”

By Nathaniel Hawthorne, adapted by P. Craig Russell

Jill Thompson, artist

D. H. Lawrence said that there could be no more perfect work of the American imagination than The Scarlet Letter, which makes it ideal material for CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED. In addition to his incredible graphic adaptations of operas, the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde, and Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, P. Craig Russell is known for both his collaborations with best-selling author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman story “Ramadan”) and adaptations of Gaiman’s works, such as “Coraline” and “Sandman: The Endless,” all of which makes Russell an inspired choice to adapt The Scarlet Letter. Russell broke down the novel into comicbook script form as well as page layouts, providing artist Jill Thompson, also a well-know Neil Gaiman collaborator (“Sandman: Brief Lives”), the foundation for her beautifully painted comics pages

6½ x 9, 56 pages, full-color, hardcover, $9.95. ISBN: 978-1-59707-162-8

THE HARDY BOYS #18: “D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman!”

By Scott Lobdell

Paulo Henrique, Artist

Frank and Joe go undercover at a national spelling bee where a mysterious madman known as the Hangman is determined to erase the competition!  Teens from across the globe have been invited to attend, and A.T.A.C. and the Hardy Boys have to do everything they can to keep the Hangman from spelling disaster!

5 x 7½, 96 pages, full-color, paperback, $7.95.

ISBN: 978-1-59707-160-4

Also in hardcover: $12.95, ISBN: 978-1-59707-161-1

THE HARDY BOYS #13-16 Boxed Set

By Scott Lobdell

Paulo Henrique, Artist

Volumes 13 through 16 collected into one boxed set with close to 400 pages of reading! Value priced at under 30 dollars.

5 x 7½, 384 pages, full-color, paperback, $29.95. ISBN: 978-1-59707-173-4

BIONICLE #1-4 Boxed Set

By Greg Farhstey

Carlos D’Anda and Randy Elliot, Artists

Collecting the first four volumes of the hit Papercutz BIONICLE graphic novels with 400 pages of reading! Value priced at under 30 dollars.

5 x 7½, 400 pages, full-color, paperback, $29.95.

ISBN: 978-1-59707-176-5