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Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron
Shane McCarthyJosh van Reyk - 2011
Their forces invade and control New York City where, before long, they manage to cripple the United States. Full description
Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1
Katana Collins - 2020
With some help from Bruce, Harley agrees to investigate-but to protect her children and her city from a fatal final act, Harley must flirt with madness and confront her own past.
A Shift in the Sky
Suki Selborne - 2018
A shifter alien prince, acting as both judge and jury. Curvy space courier Corby lives hand to mouth in the Galactic Empire. Rules don't mean much to her. Survival is all that matters, and she's been lucky. But her luck just ran out. When she’s hauled onto the Imperial Order Starship, Corby comes face to face with Prince Jalton – the handsome lion shifter who will decide her future. Since she stole information that incriminates the Imperial Order royal family, Corby’s certain he’ll sign her death warrant. Or even kill her himself. If she gets out of this alive, it’ll be a miracle. Prince Jalton isn’t used to working amongst the grubby criminal class. He only came to the Imperial Starship Prison because he lost a bet with his brother. Now he has to spend the day with cutthroats, thugs and ruffians. The last thing he expects to see is…her. The girl makes his lion stir and snarl. Her bluster pleases him. And the lush curves under her tunic do more than please him. He’d like to steal her away from the rough prisoners. He wants to keep her and shelter her from danger. He can't wait to wrap her wild auburn hair around his fist, tilt her head back, and kiss the sass from her berry lips. And slowly and leisurely, he’ll show that fiery girl that she's his. A SHIFT IN THE SKY is part of the In The Stars Romance line.
Deadpool vs. Carnage #1
Cullen Bunn - 2014
bad crazy, once and for all! And you can bet it's gonna be a bloody one!
Mail-Order Mates: The Complete Collection
Lola Kidd - 2016
One by one, they turn to Lovely and Kind Brides for a little help. The mail-order bride agency specializes in helping shifters find their one true mate. Follow along as each shifter finds his own LK Bride. This bundle contains all the books in the bestselling series. Each book can be read as a standalone with its own HEA. This bundle includes: Loving the Lion Wolf Seeks Wife The Bear’s Bride Taming the Tiger A Wife for the Wolves Surrendering to the Stag Pursing the Panther The Leopard in Love
Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored
Pat Mills - 2016
This post-apocalyptic city of the future is blighted by overcrowding, poverty and misery. With each of the 400 million citizens a potential criminal, order is maintained by future lawmen known as the Judges who have the power to act as judge, jury and executioner. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the law! A deadly plague developed during the brutal ‘Great Germ War’ has reached the futuristic metropolis of Mega-City Two, located on the West Coast of the USA. Charged with delivering a life-saving vaccine to the citizens of the disease-ridden city, Judge Dredd and a small crew of Judges, war droids and the lawbreaking biker, Spikes Harvey Rotten, must travel a thousand miles across the radioactive wasteland known as ‘the Cursed Earth.’ Experience the complete Cursed Earth saga, collected here for the first time – a sparkling action-packed parody from Pat Mills and John Wagner, complete with sumptuous color spreads from Brian Bolland and Mick McMahon.
Superman Sampler 2013
J. Michael Straczynski - 2013
Combined with the strong moral values from his adoptive parents, he became Superman. Created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, Superman has become a worldwide icon and relevant cultural touchstone. This summer, the world’s first superhero will be bigger than ever in the highly anticipated blockbuster film Man of Steel, coming to theaters June 14th. Please enjoy this sampler of DC Comics’ standout Superman graphic novels, showcasing a few of the great stories featuring the characters in Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan’s new movie epic.
It's Superman!
Tom De Haven - 2006
So just how did Clark Kent, a shy farmer's son, grow up to be the Man of Steel? Follow young Clark's whirlwind journey from Kansas to New York City's Daily Planet-by way Hollywood. This ace reporter is not the only person leading a double life in a teeming metropolis, just the only one able to leap tall buildings in a single bound-a skill that comes in handy when battling powerful criminal masterminds like scheming Lex Luthor and fascist robots. But can Clark's Midwestern charm save the day and win the heart of stunning, seen-it-all newspaperwoman Lois Lane? Or is it a job for Superman? Look deep into the soul of a pop-culture legend brilliantly reimagined in this novel, which is as inventive and thrilling as it is touching and wise.
Wayne of Gotham
Tracy Hickman - 2012
No fan of the Dark Knight will want to miss this one-of-a-kind window into Gotham’s dark protector in this fast-paced thriller from New York Times bestselling fantasy writer Tracy Hickman. Readers of Kevin J. Anderson’s The Last Days of Krypton and Enemies & Allies will know that comic book characters pack a powerful punch when they enter the pages of a novel. Wayne of Gotham is no exception: as the DC Universe’s millionaire playboy journeys into the dark recesses of his own past, his a journey that could spell the end for everything he holds dear—and the end of the hero he has become: the Batman.
Sea of Dreams: Cixin Liu Graphic Novels #1
Liu Cixin - 2021
All the water in the ocean is sent to the stratosphere, where the ice sculptor uses splendid techniques to create crystal dominoes scattered by a giant of the cosmos. In the world of the ice sculptor, art is the sole reason for civilization’s existence. After the ice sculptor creates the pinnacle of beauty, but also brings forth devastation and disaster, humanity decides during Earth’s last breaths to fight for their survival. The first of sixteen new graphic novels from Liu Cixin and Talos Press, Sea of Dreams is an epic tale of the future that all science fiction fans will enjoy.
Xenozoic
Mark Schultz - 2010
All of the familiar flora and fauna are gone, replaced by a radically altered natural order populated by rampaging dinosaurs and strange, new creatures. It takes guts, grim determination, ingenuity and a whole lot of old-fashioned luck just to survive, much less thrive, in this alien wilderness-all qualities that ace mechanic Jack Tenrec, lovely scientist Hannah Dundee and their friends possess in abundance. But even the worthiest of these hardy souls are hard-pressed to surmount the obstacles presented by their new homeland. And when those trials are further compounded by the underhanded and selfish actions of the cutthroat human scavengers they encounter, even the best equipped and bravest among them might not endure. Xenozoic combines lush and richly realized ink-and-brush artwork with a pulp-fueled narrative to create an action-packed fantasy-an unrelenting adventure that also serves as a subtle cautionary fable concerning the unforeseen consequences that shortsighted present-day decisions might have upon future generations.
Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk
Jeff Parker - 2010
What plans has the Red Hulk been hiding from everyone? And what does all of this have to do with the Cosmic Hulk robot? This tale by Jeff Parker and Carlos Rodrigues reveals all!Collects Fall Of The Hulks: Red Hulk #1-4 and material from Incredible Hulk #606-608.
Kids Who Kill: Case 2: Eric Smith
Kathryn McMaster - 2018
But he chose not to. Eric continued to deal with Derrick's body because he wanted to, because he chose to, and most frighteningly of all, because he enjoyed it."Four-year-old Derrick Robie is dead. The killer's name is Eric Smith. He is just thirteen years old. Eric Smith loves torturing small animals of all descriptions; cats and kittens, birds, even snakes. When he graduates to people, he shows no remorse for what he has done. "I have just met the Anti-Christ," says a family friend to his wife after meeting teen-killer Eric Smith for the first time.This is the true story of a chilling murder of a preschooler who becomes the target of Eric's uncontrollable rage. Did police officers stop a serial killer in the making? You decide.If you read true crime books by Ann Rule, Jack Rosewood, or Kathryn Case, you will enjoy reading Kathryn McMaster's books. Kathryn McMaster is an accomplished author who specializes in true crime and unsolved cases and explores the darkest side of the human mind.
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Volume 1
Eric Powell - 2011
but before long, other monsters start appearing all over the world. Can humanity survive this mysterious onslaught of giant beasts? Writers Eric Powell (The Goon) and Tracy Marsh bring the mayhem a-plenty, and artist Phil Hester (Green Arrow, Swamp Thing) brings the massive monsters to life!
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Volume 1: Prodigal Son
Dean Koontz - 2008
Victor Frankenstein brought his notorious creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon it and slip away from the public eye. Two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, gruesomely salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if trying to assemble a perfect human being. Detective Carson O’Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner, Michael Maddison, would back her up all the way to Hell itself–and that just may be where their new case leads. For as they investigate the strange killings, O’Connor and Madison find themselves drawn into a weird underworld of deception and secrets where a man named Victor Helios has created an entire race of perfectly engineered people who are meant to take humankind’s place one day. But something is happening to some of Helios’s creations, and it may be that this bizarre serial killer is the least of the detectives’ worries.From the masterly pen of New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz–and featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon and gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Brett Booth–Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
is a story filled with fast-paced action, gripping horror, and thrilling adventure.