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Claymore, Vol. 1: Silver-eyed Slayer
Norihiro Yagi - 2002
Claymores are half-humans, half-demons who willingly transformed themselves by mixing their blood with monster's blood. Claire, nicknamed silver-eyed killer, is such a powerful Claymore, she can slay a Yoma using only one hand. But she must constantly struggle to keep from becoming a monster herself.
The Strange Talent of Luther Strode
Justin Jordan - 2012
What he gets is the instruction manual from a murder cult as old as mankind that does everything that it promised - and more
Deadman, Book One
Neal Adams - 1968
A mysterious deity called Rama Kushna gives Boston Brand the chance to revisit the land of the living as Deadman, with the mission of finding his murderer.DEADMAN features spectacular, bravura artwork by Neal Adams, then leading the field with an amazing, hyper-realistic style and trompe-l’oeil unlike anything seen in comics before or since.
Justice League of America (2013-2015) #1
Geoff JohnsBrett Booth - 2013
Period.
Hawkeye: Omnibus
Matt Fraction - 2015
It's Marvel's most critically acclaimed comic in recent memory! Clint Barton, breakout star of a little Marvel movie you might have seen a while back, continues his fight for justice...and good rooftop BBQs! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, he's out to get some downtime from being one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes...but when the apartment building he's moved into, and the neighbors he's befriended, are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing, dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say "bro" an awful lot, Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted family...any way he can.Collecting: Hawkeye 1-22, Annual 1; Young Avengers Presents 6
The Invisibles Book One Deluxe Edition
Grant MorrisonDennis Cramer - 2014
One of Grant Morrison's most controversial and trippiest and abstract comic book titles! Follow the adventures of The Invisibles, a secret organization out to battle against physical and psychic oppression brought upon humanity by the interdemsional alien gods of the Archons of Outer Church!Collects THE INVISIBLES #1-12, ABSOLUTE VERTIGO #1.
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945: Presenting over 20 classic full length Batman tales from the DC comics vault!
Roy Thomas - 2015
He was created in 1939, on the brink of World War II, at a volatile time when the world needed a hero most. Who better to come to the rescue than the Caped Crusader? The poor, little, rich boy. orphaned in a late-night robbery grew up to be one of the greatest super-heroes in the DC Universe. From that inspirational moment when a bat flies through the window and inspired an adult Bruce Wayne with a name and a motif, the world changed for the better. All of these are wonderful elements in a timeless tale. By early 1940, both Batman and Robin were up and running in no less than two hit comic books. Bob Kane hired a teenager that he happened to meet—Jerry Robinson—to help him churn out what looked like a nice long run of Batman stories. A run that has continued, uninterrupted, to today. As the Second World War loomed ever larger on the horizon, Batman was about to become big business, comic-book style. These original stories show Batman and Robin in all of their original glory and allow the reader to relive the Golden Age of Comics. Follow their pilot plots such as the following:The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet MasterThe Strange Case of Professor RadiumThe Case of the Laughing DeathHarlequin HoaxScarecrow ReturnsThe Man with the Camera EyesCrime ClinicBatman Bond AdvertisementsAtlantis Goes to WarBlitzkrieg Banditsand more!Roy Thomas has been a comics writer since 1965, mostly for Marvel or DC. Among the thousands of comic books he has written are Conan the Barbarian, The Avengers, The X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-Star Squadron, Sub-Mariner, The Invaders, Dr. Strange, Red Sonja, Wonder Woman, and The Savage Sword of Conan. Brush up on the history of the world's favorite billionaire vigilante, Batman, with Batman the War Years. Part of The DC Comics War Years trilogy that celebrates the Golden Age of heroes.
Books of Magic (2018-) #1
Kat Howard - 2018
It's not like he can use magic to pass his exams, stop being bullied, or convince his cute friend to date him. And while Tim’s trying to live his life, there are cultists who want to kill him, believing his power will eventually corrupt him, and turn him into a merciless mage. Oh, and those are the good guys. Luckily, his new substitute teacher is more than she appears, and may be able to help Tim discover the mystery behind the Books of Magic…
Essential Savage She-Hulk, Vol. 1
David Anthony Kraft - 1982
Now see She-Hulk's starting point in this complete compilation of her first series.
Wanted
Mark Millar - 2005
What if then, after all this, someone gave you back total control? What if he revealed you were the next in line to join a secret society of super-villains that controlled the entire planet? Mark Millar and J.G. Jones provide a look at one man who goes from being the world's biggest loser to the deadliest assassin alive.
Wildcats 3.0: Year One
Joe Casey - 2010
He uses the god-like Void's powers to access an alien dimension to create never-failing batteries, and sets out to take over the world for the greater good. Meanwhile, others on the team aren't adjusting to the stuffy suit-and-tie lifestyle so well as Grifter begins wishing he could go back to kicking butt. So even though he's a Vice President in the new WildCats endeavor, he routinely disappears to do so until he breaks his back and decides to train a mild-mannered accountant to take his place! The top superteam in the WildStorm Universe continues turning traditional genre tropes on their ears with this exciting new direction that fans have been clamoring for for years!
Choker, Vol. 1
Ben McCool - 2010
Johnny Jackson is a bitter ex-cop working at a deadbeat detective agency, but an escaped fugitive soon thrusts Johnny right back into the thick of the police force and Shotgun City's despicable underworld! Collects Choker #1-6.
Aquaman (2016-) #1
Dan AbnettGabe Eltaeb - 2016
“I’ve done so much work in outer space-based comics, and I love the freedom that allows.”
Batman: Sins of the Father
Christos Gage - 2018
Someone is killing people associated with Arkham Asylum...during the time Thomas Wayne was forcibly committing people there!Suspicion falls on the families suing Bruce Wayne to pay for the harm caused by his father. Batman has other ideas, but his investigation leads to him becoming the target of a deadly assassin. It's a deadly game of cat and mouse as Batman tries to stop Deadshot from killing former Arkham Asylum employees, while also trying to determine just who he is and why he's targeting them. Then, Batman goes up against the Black Spider--does he work for Deadshot or one of the new mystery figures making waves in the Gotham underworld?Written by Christos N. Gage (Spider-Verse, Civil War II) with art by Raffaele Ienco, Batman: Sins of the Father is great for fans of the game and the Dark Knight alike! Collects issues #1-6.