Yes, it's hard to believe in this day and age.... but really, isn't this the true age of monsters?Enter Hellsing, an agency, long in tooth, with the experience, know-how, and...er...equipment to handle the problems that arise when vampires, ghouls take on these dark forces. "What equipment?" you may say. How about another vampire, and a big pistol loaded with special silver bullets? That oughta do the trick.Hellsing the long-awaited manga is finally in America, thanks to Dark Horse Comics and the folks at Digital Manga, and you're gonna love it. Come get some smart-ass gore and action as only Japan seems to produce, in that crazy "non-Western" formats the kids seem to love. And nice and thick at over 200 pages!

    On one edge of Antarctica is Wilkes Station. Beneath Wilkes Station is the gate to hell itself...A team of U.S. divers, exploring three thousand feet beneath the ice shelf has vanished. Sending out an SOS, Wilkes draws a rapid deployment team of Marines-and someone else...First comes a horrific firefight. Then comes a plunge into a drowning pool filled with killer whales. Next comes the hard part, as a handful of survivors begin an electrifying, red-hot, non-stop battle of survival across the continent and against wave after wave of elite military assassins-who've all come for one thing: a secret buried deep beneath the ice...

    The latter two volumes contained seven stories in all --they're relatively long "short" fiction. Besides the title stories, the selections included are "The Devil in Iron," "A Witch Shall be Born," "Jewels of Gwahlur," "Beyond the Black River," and "Shadows in Zamboula." Also included is Howard's essay "The Hyborian Age" (which outlines the imaginary "historical" background he created, supposedly in the mists of forgotten pre-history, as a milieu for Conan and other warrior characters such as Kull), and a map of the "Hyborian" world drawn from Howard's sketches.

    This landmark novel is the first time the story has been told from the point of view of the Comanches themselves. We witness the rise of one of the most powerful mounted nations in history through the eyes of a young warrior named Horseback.Born on the very day that the first horse comes to his people, Horseback matures into a leader of unquestionable courage and vision. He assumes powerful medicine granted to him by spirits encountered on a grueling vision quest, and he takes Teal, the most beautiful young woman of his tribe, as his wife and lifelong love. Guided by forces more powerful and dangerous then even he can control or explain, Horseback will face death time and time again with only his medicine and Teal to stand beside him.Failure will mean destruction not only for himself, but for his people. Success will mean unimaginable wealth for his new nation. Ancient enemies will seek to destroy him. Strange newcomers with pale skin and treacherous ways will attempt to enslave him. Even his own inner spirit powers threaten always to consume him, should he fail to respect them. Only the bravest of True Humans dare to follow Horseback on his great adventure down a trail that can lead only to glory or annihilation.

    Welcome to the swingingest trade paperback on this side of the Atlantic, baby. It's KYAG, or Kiss Your Ass Goodbye, for all you cats who have hang-ups about that sort of thing.We've got some far-out stuff in here, from the uptight dude Quantum, having strange fantasies about beating a large man Why would anyone dream about beating a large man?), Woody, dressing up in this silly raccoon get up, cause he can't make his end meet (but what if this is some sick animal, cross-dressing, fetish fantasy...I'm having rancid thoughts here), and the best part of all, the infamous TV show deal, with the two really, really, really (oh man, they are saucy) randy women as co-starts. Did we mention that they're thespians? , that's tasty.So, stop playing with your bait and tackle and pick us up, it's a gas in here.

    But soon he is pitted against an unlikely but fearsome opponent - a full-grown Bengal tiger that has somehow found its way into his jurisdiction.

    And once again the little town of LaMirada is haunted by brutal murder, strange tales, and the mournful howls of an unknown creature. Some say he is crying out for the human blood on which he must feed. But others say he is crying for release from his tormented form--release that only the lovely new occupant of the castle can give him...

    There's only one problem: Kevin has been used to watching the plays from the sidelines, not leading them from the line of scrimmage. Page-turning sports action and compelling personal drama make this another winner from popular sports novelist Thomas Dygard.Young Adults' Choices for 2000 (IRA)

    

    L. A.] Marshall asserted that only 15 to 25 percent of American soldiers ever fired their weapons in combat in World War II. . . .Shooting at the enemy made a man part of the “team,” or “brotherhood.” There were, of course, many times when soldiers did not want to shoot, such as at night when they did not want to give away a position or on reconnaissance patrols. But, in the main, no combat soldier in his right mind would have deliberately sought to go through the entire ear without ever firing his weapon, because he would have been excluded from the brotherhood but also because it would have been detrimental to his own survival. One of [rifle company commander Harold] Leinbaugh’s NCOs summed it up best when discussing Marshall: “Did the SOB think we clubbed the Germans to death?”

    A body is discovered near the crash site with three bullets to the face: the calling card of a shadowy international assassin. Only agent Michael Osbourne has seen the markings before—on a woman he once loved.Now, it's personal for Osbourne. Consumed by his dark obsession with the assassin, he's willing to risk his family, his career, and his life—to settle a score....

    仏情報局の「トロイの木馬」作戦の実行が迫る!! 少佐はこの恐るべき陰謀を阻止できるのか!?France Intelligence Bureau's execution of the "Trojan Horse" strategy draws near!! Can the Major prevent this terrible scheme!?