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Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six
Erik Larsen - 1994
With Doctor Octopus's new adamantium arms and help from another dimension on the side of the Six, Spider-Man decides to round up his own band of allies-The Hulk, Ghost Rider, and The Fantastic Four! It all adds up to the ultimate high-stakes face-off!
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
Ryan North - 2015
Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now she's got her own ongoing series! (Not that she's bragging.) That's right, you asked for it, you got it, it's SQUIRREL GIRL! (She's also starting college this semester.) It's the start of a brand-new set of adventures starring the nuttiest and most upbeat super hero in the world!COLLECTING: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 1-4
Dead of Night: Devil-Slayer
Brian Keene - 2009
Abandoned by his fiancee, his family, his church, and his government, Sergeant Dan Sylva returns to Iraq for a third tour of duty - and a descent into Hell itself! If the demon Belathauzer and the mysterious mercenary group known as Bloodstone have their way, Iraq, the place where civilization began, may also be where civilization ends! The reinvented Devil-Slayer takes Marvel's Dead of Night to terrifying new heights, from award-winning horror novelist Brian Keene (The Rising, Dark Hollow) and artist Chris Samnee (Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula)! Collects Dead of Night Featuring Devil-Slayer #1-4.
Arrow: The Dark Archer
John Barrowman - 2016
Their task: to protect a mystical temple from the League of Assassins. But the mission didn't go as planned—loyalties were questioned as ancient secrets were revealed. Now present-day Merlyn has been captured by a figure from his past demanding answers, and Merlyn's only hope for survival lies in the long-hidden story of his adventures as Arthur King! Learn the full story of one of the most complex antiheroes of ARROW for the first time as John Barrowman, the actor who brings him to life on the hit TV series, and his sister, novelist Carole E. Barrowman (HOLLOW EARTH), reveal the secret past of the Green Arrow's mysterious nemesis! Collects ARROW: THE DARK ARCHER digital chapters 1-12.
And Then God Created the Middle East and Said ‘Let There Be Breaking News’
Karl reMarks - 2018
Well, regions of the world were competing to host the apocalypse and the Middle East won.’Online sensation Karl reMarks disagreed with the idea that reality had become too strange to satirise. Then he read that bin Laden was radicalised by Shakespeare. Since then, Karl has been bringing the best of the Middle East news and views to his followers around the world.Now Karl’s wildly wry observations and sketches are available in one handy collection. With sections on ‘Geography for Dummies’, ‘Democracy for Realists’ and ‘Extremism: A Study’, alongside the best of Karl reMarks’s infamous ‘Bar Jokes’, this hilarious book proudly presents views you’re guaranteed not to hear on the news …We’re actually very proud of God in the Middle East. He’s the local guy who went on to acquire international fame.Wahahahahabism: A fundamentalist Middle Eastern comedy movement.Twelve people just started to follow me. Jesus.
Wonder Woman: The Challenge of Artemis
William Messner-Loebs - 1996
champion of the Contest which determined her right to wear the costume of Wonder Woman.But came the day Hippolyta decreed that Diana had failed in her mission; that she had not upheld the Amazon ideals and no longer deserved to wear the mantle of Wonder Woman... that a second Contest be held to choose a new champion!Was it Diana's failure that led to Hippolyta's decision? Or was it a dark and shameful secret in the queen's past that ed to the upset victory by Artemis, champion of the lost tribe of Amazons... the new Wonder Woman?Now stripped of her magic vestments, Diana continues the battle against injustice in the form of such evils as The Joker, Cheetah, Poison Ivy, and The White Magician while Artemis follows her own path... a trail rife with danger... with betrayal and death waiting at journey's end!
Inferno #1
Jonathan Hickman - 2021
The rulers of Krakoa have been playing a dangerous game with a dangerous woman, and they are about to see how badly that can burn them. Mastermind of the X-Men JONATHAN HICKMAN brings his plans to a head, joined by an incredible lineup of artists beginning with VALERIO SCHITI… as one woman follows through on her promise to burn the nation of Krakoa to the ground.
Cul de Sac Golden Treasury: A Keepsake Garland of Classics
Richard Thompson - 2010
Their adventures ring alarmingly true to parents of little ones, too. From doing projects in a cloud of glue and glitter to their nonstop chatter to trying to comprehend a completely incomprehensible world, Thompson's characters make Cul de Sac a must-read.