The best-seller is action packed in this issue. Rap battles will never be the same after Kool Moe Dee gets done with Busy Bee Starski in their legendary confrontation. Blondies "Rapture" plays on the first day's broadcast of a new channel called MTV. Grandmaster Flash and other rap groups get seduced by Sugar Hill Records.

TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF DOCTOR WHO BOOK COVER ART – IN DWM 499! As the art of the Target books is celebrated in a new exhibition, DWM tracks down the men who painted Doctor Who… DWM speaks to Chris Achilleos, the first regular artist on the range, establishing a new visual style for Doctor Who… “I didn’t need direction – I

In this debut issue of our comics anthology magazine, you'll find information and preview pages on over 50 different comics from some of the best indie publishers and creators in comics.

The Terror that Flaps in the Night is back in the second installment of the all-new ongoing comic series! Megavolt and Negaduck have unleashed the collective might of the inmates at the St. Canard Prison for the Criminally Conniving, and Darkwing is trapped inside alone - or is he? And who's really behind all this tomfoolery? The comeback of the

Marge is back in blue and back on the beat, when she teams up with Chief Wiggum to find out why all the donuts in Springfield have gone missing! Then, Bart and Milhouse get ready to battle man, beast, and long lines on the eve of a brand-new video game release.

In this issue: Judge Dredd: Dust to Dust by Michael Carroll, Henry Flint, and Annie Parkhouse; Judge Dredd: People Like Us by Ian Edginton, Dave Taylor, and Simon Bowland; Realm of the Damned by Alec Worley, Pye Parr, and Luke Preece; Lawless: Of Munce and Men by Dan Abnett, Phil Winslade and Ellie De Ville. Plus: Tower of Skin (short story) by

NEW SERIES! �Blunt’ by TC Eglinton, Boo Cook, and Simon Bowland begins this issue – “Part Ray Mears, part Hulk, all action” set in Dredd’s universe on a hostile frontier planet, a handful of colonists embark on a rescue mission when a shuttle containing vital supplies crash lands in the Argossa Wilds. They beg Blunt – half man, half

This year's Annual SpongeBob Comics Super-size giant Swimtacular chart a course for the future in the dismal science fictional yarns as "Mermaid Man 39616 AD," "SpongeBob ConsumerPants", "Bikini Wasteland" and "Planet Calamari". They are framed by piratey tales drawn comics legend Ramona Fradon! In addition, enjoy a special vision of things to

Complete in this issue! Enjoy the classic tale of mystery on the moor as Psyche takes on the threat of Lord Kairne! Also is this, relive one of our beautiful occult detective's earliest adventures when she seeks to expose the machinations of the Haitian houngan, Doctor Death. Plus! A special bonus feature! Vanity tells a tale.

Our scarlet-tressed occult detective returns in new color editions of the first five issues of her own magazine, heading your way beginning this spring. Note that these editions will be available through special order only, and are not included in our normal subscription packages. In this issue of Psyche the Occult Detective, enjoy three complete

Back in her own magazine at last! Our scarlet-tressed occult detective returns in a new series of color adventures. In this issue, enjoy the classic second chapter of "Dark Passion," by Dennis Mallonee, Mark Beachum, and Tim Burgard. Also in this issue, from the pages of Champions Vol. 2 #5, it'a the second appearance of Sylvia the Last Vampire.

Our beautiful, scarlet-tressed WitchGirl returns this summer in a new bimonthly series of supersized, 52-page comic books featuring color versions of her classic adventures, plus brand-new investigations into the mysteries of the occult. The first issue of Psyche the Occult Detective features three classic tales of the occult. First, it's Chapter