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Daredevil (1998-2011) #1


Kevin Smith - 1998
    Life goes on for Matt, until he receives a very special package. A young girl has brought a child to Murdock, claiming it to be the Messiah, and leaves the child in his care...

Batman: The Man Who Falls


Dennis O'Neil - 1989
    Decades later, the story became the structural basis for Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film franchise in 2005.

Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core


Bobby Nash - 2015
    Thrill as they cross paths with the evil Mahar, the ape-like Sagoths, and all manner of prehistoric creatures . . . as well as the lovely Dian the Beautiful! More than simply an epic adventure, At the Earth's Core is also one of Burroughs' most compelling love stories.

Butcher Baker, the Righteous Maker


Joe Casey - 2012
    Now he's... getting laid. A lot. But one last mission could signal his return to glory, and now he's back on the blacktop! It's a balls-out, pimp-slappin', surreal super-epic from the twisted minds of Joe Casey and Mike Huddleston, loaded with all-new backmatter material! Collects Butcher Baker, The Righteous Maker #1-8.

Batman: Zero Year: The Complete Collection


Scott Snyder - 2019
    But this was exactly the cover of darkness Bruce needed. Patrolling Gotham's streets in a series of disguises, he began a career as a faceless vigilante. From the #1 New York Times best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo!The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? Batman: Zero Year: The Complete Collection presents an astonishing new vision of the Dark Knight's origin--and his first encounters with the Riddler, the Red Hood and more!Collects issues #21-27 and #29-33.

City of Secrets


Victoria Ying - 2020
    But one of them, Lisa, keeps an eye on the boy. So does the head of the Switchboard, Madame Alexander . . . a rather sharp eye.Enter Hannah, the spunky daughter of the building’s owner. She thinks Ever needs a friend, even if he doesn’t know it yet.Good thing she does!Lisa and Madame Alexander are each clearly up to something.Ever is beset by a menacing band of rogues looking to unlock the secret he holds–at any cost.And whatever is hidden deep in the Switchboard building will determine all of their futures.On a journey that twists and turns as much as the mechanical building Ever Barnes calls home, he and his new friend Hannah have to ­ and out what’s really going on in this mysterious city of secrets . . . or else!

Original Sin #1


Jason Aaron - 2014
    is dead. Thus begins the greatest murder mystery in Marvel Comics history.

Rivers of London: Water Weed #1


Ben Aaronovitch - 2018
    Spring Breakers meets Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels on the banks of the Thames! When two of the less well-behaved River goddesses, Chelsea and Olympia, decide to earn a few quid on the side, Peter and Bev find themselves drawn into a sordid cannabis-smuggling operation, controlled by London's new queenpin of crime – the brutal and beautiful Hoodette!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Free Comic Book Day Special


IDW Publishing - 2014
    Full of action, excitement and laughs, this is the perfect all-ages comic to get you seeing green!!

Mindcoil


Wendy Pini - 1999
    The most famous - and feared - of these is the site of Blue Mountain, once home to Winnowill and her Gliders, until her mad plan destroyed the very mountain itself, leaving nothing but rubble and memories.But now, Blue Mountain is made whole again, by whom or what no one knows. Something lurks within its stone labyrinths, some ancient power intent upon devouring the thoughts of every living soul on Abode. Only Jink - and a mysterious helper - dare stand against the murderous Mindcoil.

The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher


Ryan North - 2021
    Persuading his parents to send him to America, John arrives at the Junior Success Boarding School in Salem, Massachusetts. But once there, things don't exactly get any easier for him. He finds himself to be something of an outcast. And he is convinced that his homeroom teacher, Ms. Kayla, really has it in for him. Worse, he's convinced that's she's really a witch.Fortunately, John is able to find one kindred spirit at school with whom he's able to form an alliance--another misfit named Anna, who also happens to have her own developing magical powers. (Spoiler alert: her real name is Zatanna.) John recruits Anna in his efforts to uncover the truth about Ms. Kayla and expose the Meanest Teacher's real identity to the world.Joined by a friendly demon named Etrigan, these two amateur sleuths will uncover clues and stumble upon forces beyond their control in a humorous series of misadventures.

Shadowpact, Volume 2: Cursed


Bill Willingham - 2008
    And with some of its members dying, the team must recruit new heroes as they carry the battle to Hell itself.Collecting: Shadowpact 6-13

Blood 1: Return


Marc Guggenheim - 2014
    Featuring an all-star cast of Oliver’s greatest allies and enemies including the Huntress, the Canary, Deathstroke and the Suicide Squad!

Hulk: Planet Skaar


Greg Pak - 2009
    One day the son will confront the father who abandoned him to monsters and madmen. But before Skaar can meet the Hulk, he must survive today's terrible clash. And even with all his rage and strength, what hope can he have against the return of the SILVER SAVAGE? The Silver Surfer returns to Sakaar Collects Skaar: Son of Hulk #7-15.

The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year One


Kieron GillenStephanie Hans - 2016
    Revel in the opulence of this over-sized hardback! Revel in it! Collects issues 1 through 11.