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DARK HORSE COMICS

JAN080084 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #12 $2.99
NOV070033 CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 14  $16.95
DEC070055 END LEAGUE #2 $2.99
DEC070095 GLOOMY BEAR MENS BLACK T/S LG  $29.99
DEC070094 GLOOMY BEAR MENS BLACK T/S MED  $29.99
DEC070096 GLOOMY BEAR MENS BLACK T/S XL  $29.99
DEC070097 GLOOMY BEAR MENS BLACK T/S XXL  $29.99
DEC070099 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH MENS GREY T/S LG  $29.99
DEC070098 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH MENS GREY T/S MED  $29.99
DEC070100 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH MENS GREY T/S XL  $29.99
DEC070101 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH MENS GREY T/S XXL  $29.99
DEC070092 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH WOMENS GREY T/S LG  $29.99
DEC070091 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH WOMENS GREY T/S MED  $29.99
DEC070093 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH WOMENS GREY T/S XL  $29.99
DEC070089 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH WOMENS PURPLE T/S LG  $29.99
DEC070088 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH WOMENS PURPLE T/S MED  $29.99
DEC070090 GLOOMY BEAR SKETCH WOMENS PURPLE T/S XL  $29.99
SEP070076 GOON FANCY PANTS LTD SGN HC VOL 02 $24.95
OCT070066 STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 02 SHARDS  $19.95
OCT070070 STAR WARS REBELLION TP VOL 02 AHAKISTA GAMBIT  $17.95

DC COMICS

JAN080175 ALL NEW ATOM #21 $2.99
AUG070340 BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE FRANK MILLER $65.00
JAN080219 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #23 $2.25
DEC070189 COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #5 (OF 6) $2.99
DEC070187 COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #7 (OF 8) $3.99
JAN080140 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 8 $2.99
JAN080153 DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (OF 5) $2.99
JAN080163 DETECTIVE COMICS #842 $2.99
DEC070312 GO GO HEAVEN VOL 05  $9.99
DEC070228 GREEN LANTERN #28 $2.99
DEC070247 HAWKGIRL HATH SET TP $17.99
DEC070283 HIGHWAYMEN TP $17.99
JAN080159 INFINITY INC #7 $2.99
JAN080189 JONAH HEX #29 $2.99
JAN080154 JUSTICE LEAGUE THE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL $4.99
JAN080216 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #43 $2.25
JAN080222 LOONEY TUNES #160 $2.25
JAN080234 MIDNIGHTER #17 $2.99
JAN080226 NEW DYNAMIX #1 (OF 5) $2.99
JAN080165 NIGHTWING #142 $2.99
JAN080173 SUPERGIRL #27 $2.99
DEC070254 SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL TP VOL 06 $19.99
JAN080149 TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #3 (OF 6) $2.99
DEC070307 TERU TERU X SHONEN VOL 01  $9.99
NOV070240 WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN HC (RES) $19.99

IMAGE COMICS

JAN082046 DEAD SPACE #1 (OF 6) $2.99
NOV072039 DYNAMO 5 #11 $3.50
MAY071893 FIRST BORN #1 CGC GRADED 9.8 ED $69.99
NOV072042 GRAVESLINGER #4 (OF 4) $3.50
NOV072045 INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE #2 (OF 2) $2.99
DEC072079 LIBERTY MEADOWS CONVENTION PRINT  $29.99
OCT072016 PAX ROMANA #2 (OF 4) $3.50
JAN082085 SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #22 $3.50

MARVEL COMICS

JAN082128 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552 $2.99
SEP072252 ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #9 (OF 12) $2.99
JAN082183 CABLE #1 DWS $2.99
JAN082233 CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 01 $29.99
JAN082141 CLANDESTINE #2 (OF 5) $2.99
JAN082113 DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #1 (OF 5) $3.99
JAN082235 DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME POSTER $7.99
DEC072259 IRON MAN PREM HC DEMON IN A BOTTLE $24.99
DEC072260 IRON MAN PREM HC DEMON IN A BOTTLE DM ED $24.99
JAN082192 LOGAN #1 (OF 3) $3.99
DEC078147 LOGAN #1 (OF 3) BLACK AND WHITE VAR (PP #803) $3.99
JAN082121 LORDS OF AVALON SOD #2 (OF 6) $2.99
JAN082159 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #37 $2.99
JAN082120 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT HAMILTON MARTIN $2.99
JAN082162 MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #9 $4.99
JAN082168 MOON KNIGHT #16 $2.99
DEC072258 MS MARVEL PREM HC VOL 04 MONSTER SMASH $19.99
JAN082170 OMEGA UNKNOWN #6 (OF 10) $2.99
NOV072173 PENANCE RELENTLESS #5 (OF 5) $2.99
JAN082174 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #17 $2.99
DEC072265 RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER PREM HC VOL 02 $19.99
DEC072266 RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER PREM HC VOL 02 DM ED $19.99
SEP072254 RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL 1 TP $15.99
NOV078017 SECRET INVASION SAGA PI
JAN082221 SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER TP BACK IN BLACK $24.99
JAN082177 TWELVE #3 (OF 12) $2.99
DEC072254 ULTIMATE POWER HC $34.99
JAN082181 UNCANNY X-MEN #496 DWS $2.99
JAN088013 X-FORCE #2 BLOODY VAR DWS $2.99
JAN082186 X-FORCE #2 DWS $2.99
JAN082232 X-MEN VS APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 THE TWELVE $29.99

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COMICS

DEC073855 2000 AD #1573  $4.50
DEC073856 2000 AD #1574  $4.50
DEC073744 24 COLD WARRIORS $7.49
DEC073956 ANDROMEDA STORIES GN VOL 03  $11.95
DEC073543 ARMY OF DARKNESS #7 LONG ROAD HOME $3.50
DEC073988 BEAUTY POP TP VOL 07  $8.99
DEC073404 BETTY & VERONICA #234 $2.25
DEC073405 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #182 $2.49
DEC073977 BLACK CAT TP VOL 13  $7.99
DEC073983 CLAYMORE TP VOL 11  $7.99
JAN083597 COLLECTED AND THEN ONE DAY GN VOL 01 $10.00
JAN083612 COMIC BOOK COMICS #1 $3.95
JAN083726 CORY DOCTOROWS FUTURISTIC TALES HERE AND NOW #6 (OF 6) $3.99
JAN083720 CSI SERIAL TP NEW PTG $11.99
JAN083445 DAYBREAK GN VOL 02  $10.00
DEC073899 DEVILS BRIDE GN VOL 01 $9.99
NOV073531 DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 EXCL ALT CVR $15.00
NOV073534 DF CAPT AMERICA #34 ALEX ROSS CVR CGC GRADED 9.6 $40.00
JAN083707 DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #4 $3.99
NOV073409 DOMINION #5 (OF 5) (RES) $3.99
DEC073950 DOROTHY OF OZ GN VOL 02 $11.95
MAY073489 EC ARCHIVES WEIRD SCIENCE VOL 1 LTD LEATHER BOUND HC  $150.00
DEC073590 FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 06 HALFLINGS GEM $18.99
NOV073774 FURRLOUGH #180 $3.99
DEC073989 GENTLEMENS ALLIANCE TP VOL 05  $8.99
DEC073985 GIN TAMA TP VOL 05  $7.99
JAN083598 GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL 15 FANTASY CLASSICS $11.95
JAN083482 GRAPHIC LIBRARY GN AMELIA EARHART  $7.95
JAN083483 GRAPHIC LIBRARY GN CHALLENGER EXPLOSION  $7.95
JAN083484 GRAPHIC LIBRARY GN FIRST MOON LANDING  $7.95
JAN083485 GRAPHIC LIBRARY GN JOBS & WOZNIAK AND PERSONAL COMPUTER  $7.95
DEC073957 GUIN SAGA MANGA TP VOL 03 SEVEN MAGI  $12.95
JAN083546 HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #2 CUNNINGHAM CVR B $3.50
JAN083547 HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #2 PHILLIPS CVR C $5.50
JAN083545 HALLOWEEN NIGHTDANCE #2 SEELEY CVR A $3.50
DEC073990 HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 02  $8.99
DEC073991 HONEY & CLOVER GN VOL 01  $8.99
DEC073984 HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 19  $7.99
SEP073711 JANES WORLD TP VOL 08 $15.00
OCT073346 JASON & THE ARGONAUTS KINGDOM OF HADES #2 (OF 4) $3.50
JAN083946 JESSE JAMES SC (O/A)  $14.95
DEC073408 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #138 $3.69
DEC073915 KING OF HELL GN VOL 18 (OF 21) $9.99
NOV073231 KONG KING OF SKULL ISLAND #3 (OF 5)  $3.99
DEC073986 KUROHIME TP VOL 04  $7.99
JAN083772 LADY DEATH DRAGON WARS #1 PREVIEWS EXCL ED  $39.99
DEC073992 LOVE COM TP VOL 05  $8.99
DEC073527 LUCKY LUKE TP VOL 09 WAGON TRAIN TP #9  $11.95
NOV073242 MEN OF MYSTERY #70 $9.95
SEP073967 MODESTY BLAISE TP VOL 04 BLACK PEARL NEW PTG (NOTE PRICE)  $19.95
DEC073993 MONKEY HIGH GN VOL 01  $8.99
DEC073979 NARUTO TP VOL 28  $7.95
DEC073917 NEVER GIVE UP GN VOL 07 (OF 13) $9.99
OCT073411 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON ZERO #6 $2.99
JAN083855 NIKOLAI DANTE HELL & HIGHWATER GN  $31.50
NOV078195 NORTH WIND #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG (PP #800) $3.99
DEC073493 NORTH WIND #3 (OF 5) (RES) $3.99
DEC073978 ONE PIECE TP VOL 17  $7.95
DEC073980 PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 24  $7.95
DEC073918 PSYCHIC POWER CHRONICLE NANAKI GN VOL 02 (OF 3) $9.99
DEC073568 PUMPKIN SCISSORS GN VOL 02 $10.95
DEC073919 QUEENS KNIGHT GN VOL 10 (OF 17) $9.99
JAN083444 RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS SINBAD ROGUE OF MARS #1 LTD ED  $6.99
JAN083665 RED SONJA #25 ART ADAMS 2007 CON EXCL B&W CVR  $6.99
DEC073995 SA GN VOL 03  $8.99
DEC073410 SABRINA VOL 2 #92 $2.25
JAN083447 SERVICE INDUSTRY  $9.95
DEC073981 SHAMAN KING TP VOL 15  $7.95
DEC073976 SHONEN JUMP APR 08  $4.99
DEC073996 SKIP BEAT TP VOL 11  $8.99
NOV073809 SPACE DOUBLES #2 $2.99
DEC073726 SPEED RACER CHRONICLES O/T RACER #2 $3.99
DEC073729 SPEED RACER TP VOL 02 $19.99
NOV073602 SPY GODDESS GN VOL 01 CHASE FOR THE CHALICE  $9.99
NOV073871 STAR PROJECT CHIRO TP VOL 02 $11.95
JAN083716 STAR TREK YEAR FOUR TP $19.99
DEC073924 TACTICS GN VOL 04 (OF 8) $9.99
JAN083295 TERRY MOORES ECHO #1 $3.50
DEC073529 THORGAL GN VOL 03 BEYOND THE SHADOWS  $19.95
JAN083637 TOWN BOY SC (O/A) $16.95
JAN083681 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT MIRAGE $3.99
DEC073987 ULTIMATE MUSCLE GN VOL 19  $7.95
NOV073287 VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY WINTER 2008 CHIN B&W LTD ED $19.95
NOV073286 VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY WINTER 2008 CHIN REG ED $4.95
NOV073289 VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY WINTER 2008 RIO B&W LTD ED $19.95
NOV073288 VAMPIRELLA QUARTERLY WINTER 2008 RIO REG ED $4.95
DEC073997 WILD ONES GN VOL 02  $8.99
OCT073335 WITCHBLADE TP VOL 05 (BANDAI) $9.99
DEC073571 XXXHOLIC GN VOL 11 $10.95
DEC073998 YURARA TP VOL 04  $8.99
DEC073926 ZIG ZAG GN VOL 02 (OF 5) $9.99
SEP073783 ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS VS AMAZONS #3 (OF 3) $3.99

MAGAZINES

OCT073929 CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #29 ROGUE  $12.00
OCT073930 CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #60 SUPER SKRULL  $12.00
OCT073931 CLASSIC MARVEL FIGURINE COLL MAG #61 SPIDER-WOMAN #61 $12.00
JAN084051 CSI MAGAZINE #3  $6.99
DEC074095 DANGEROUS INK MAGAZINE #2  $6.00
NOV073985 DARK SIDE #131 FEB MAR 2008  $6.50
DEC074075 DR WHO MAGAZINE #392  $7.99
JAN084057 HORRORHOUND #10  $6.95
OCT073952 OTAKU USA MAGAZINE VOL 3 MAR APR 2008 $9.99
DEC074073 SCRYE #119 MAY 2008  $5.99
DEC074085 SFX #167  $9.70
JAN084063 STAR WARS INSIDER #100 NEWSSTAND ED  $7.99
JAN084064 STAR WARS INSIDER #100 PX ED  $7.99
NOV073999 TORCHWOOD MAGAZINE #1  $6.99
NOV073967 UVC MAGAZINE #5  $3.00

But is he telling? Of course not! Scotland's Daily Record tries to badger it out of him:

Matthew reckons that keeping mum has made him a better actor - at least off-screen.

He was told about the shock ending of the last series of Lost - which revealed that Dr Jack Shephard got off the island and became depressed and lonely - almost a year before the rest of the cast.

"It was important so I could play my character properly," said Matthew, who managed to keep his lips locked despite some inquisitive co-stars.

And he reckons it was the best acting he's ever done, especially when co-star Elizabeth Mitchell, who plays Juliet, got a little suspicious.

"We were in a van together driving to a location and she was asking all these questions," he said.

"She sensed something was up. I wanted to tell her so bad. But I couldn't." So far in the show's three series, six of the main cast have been killed off, including Dominic Monaghan, who played rock star Charlie and was supposed to be one of the leads.