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Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer #1

Garth Ennis - 2010

Four of the industry's biggest stars take on John Constantine in two hard-to-find 2-part stories! First up reprints HELLBLAZER #57 and #58 – the long out-of-print tale from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's (PREACHER) character-defining as Constantine and Chas confront some very macabre tests on human cadavers.

Next is a story from HELLBLAZER #245 and #246 by new superstars Jason Aaron (SCALPED) and Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN) following a doomed documentary crew exploring the mystery behind what happened to Mucous Membrane – Constantine's former punk band.

Moon Knight (1980-1984) #1

Doug Moench - 1980

Before he was the macabre Moon Knight, he was mercenary Marc Spector.

Witness the origin of the hero known as Moon Knight! Cloaked in the spirit of the Egyptian moon god, Moon Knight swears vengeance on “Bushman”, the mercenary who takes innocent lives and leaves his colleagues for dead.

Spider-Man: Perceptions

Todd McFarlane - 1997

In the Canadian town of Hope, fear is everywhere.

A killer stalks the town's children, leaving a trail far gorier than Spider-Man is accustomed to. With Wolverine in the wings, watching for the Wendigo, it may come to claws vs claws before the true blood-shedder is found.

Airboy: Deluxe Edition

James Robinson - 2016

"We live in a world where meta-comics putting their creators at the forefront of stories is about as unique as grass being green, but when the book is done with this much charm and self-deprecation, it certainly makes the tale worth telling." -Paste Magazine When acclaimed comics author JAMES ROBINSON (Starman, Fantastic Four) is hired to write a reboot of the 1940s action hero Airboy, he's reluctant to do yet another Golden Age reboot.

Just what the hell has happened to his career-?! His marriage?! His life?! Hey, it's nothing that a drink can't fix. It's after one such night of debauchery with artist GREG HINKLE that the project really comes into its own. Quite literally. Because Airboy himself appears to set the two depraved comic book creators on the straight and narrow. But no one in this story has their life go according to plan. Read the entire series in one hardcover collected volume, which features a brand new story dealing with the reaction to the comic's initial publication that doesn't turn out the way anyone expects...least of all Robinson and Hinkle. A satirical look into the comic book industry paired with the debauchery of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

New Mutants/X-Force: Demon Bear

Chris Claremont - 2014

Collects New Mutants (1983) 18-20, X-Force (1991) 99, X-Force (2008) 7-10.The visionary talents of legendary illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz bring the Demon Bear that has haunted Danielle Moonstar's dreams to horrifying life! It took her parents, and now it has returned for Dani -- and only the combined efforts of her fellow New Mutants can stop it from finishing the job! Sink your teeth into a true classic! Then, Dani's nightmare returns years later as San Francisco -- and her new team, X-Force -- come under attack from a similarly unholy ursine! And when the Apache mutant Warpath faces his own Demon Bear, he must forge an unlikely alliance with Ghost Rider -- and embrace his birthright -- to discover the truth.

It's a trilogy of terror, featuring a threat far scarier than the average bear!

Coffin Hill (2013-) #1

Caitlin Kittredge - 2013

COFFIN HILL stars Eve Coffin, a rebellious, teenage lowlife from a high-society family with a curse that goes back to the Salem Witch trials.Following a night of sex, drugs and witchcraft in the woods, Eve wakes up naked, covered in blood and unable to remember how she got there.

One friend is missing, one is in a mental ward—and one knows that Eve is responsible.After a stint as a Boston cop that ends in a bullet wound and unintended celebrity, Eve returns to Coffin Hill, only to discover the darkness that she unleashed ten years ago in the woods was never contained. It continues to seep through the town, cursing the soul of this sleepy Massachusetts hollow, spilling secrets and enacting its revenge. Set against the haunted backdrop of New England, COFFIN HILL explores what people will do for power and retribution. Noted novelist Caitlin Kittredge, author of the Black London series, brings a smart, mesmerizing style to comics. Artist Inaki Miranda (FABLES) brings his dynamic storytelling to COFFIN HILL, following an acclaimed run on FAIREST.- See more at: http://www.vertigocomics.com/comics/c...

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #1

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson - 1937

An anthology comic, in the manner of the times, Detective Comics #1 (March 1937) featured stories in the "hard-boiled detective" genre, with such stars as Slam Bradley (created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster before their character Superman saw print two years later); Cosmo ("the Phantom of Disguise); Buck Marshall ("Range Detective"); and Speed Saunders, among others.

Its editor, Vin Sullivan, also drew the debut issue's cover. It features the character "Fui Onyui" who served as the "yellow peril" villain (battled by Slam Bradley and his humourous sidekick Shorty Morgan).No Batman until issue #27.

It's Your Life: Reflections on Contemporary Living & Relationships

Vinita Dawra Nangia - 2012

Who am I? Am I a good human being? Did I choose my life or did life choose me? Am I really in love? Can I forgive a fling and give love another chance? Is it better to have loved and lost or never to have loved at all? Can I love two people at the same time? Why feel guilty? ......These are a few issues this book addresses.

With instances from real life and the author's own experiences and inspirational wisdom, 'It's Your Life' is a collection of some of the most popular write-ups from Vinita Dawra Nangia's weekly Sunday column, '0-zone' in Times Life, the Sunday supplement of The Times of India. At the core of the writings is the belief that though deeply connected, we are all self-sufficient beings, responsible for our own life and happiness. Take charge of your life and live it as you wish to!

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0

John Ostrander

It began with the mysterious pyramid ships, the Tho Yor, scattered to the eight corners of the galaxy, and ended with the establishment of an Order that would change the universe forever.

Here's your first look at the Star Wars of 25,000 years ago, before there were lightsabers, when the ties to the Force were new, and before the Jedi spread out into the galaxy.

Clanbook: Ravnos

Robert Hatch - 1997

Gypsies, vagabonds and charlatans, the cunning vampires of Clan Ravnos roam the night as they indulge in the most dangerous of games — lying to the liars, tricking the tricksters, and gleefully receiving curses from the Damned.

From Bel Air to Bombay, from Shanghai to Sarajevo, these nomadic vampires wander where their citybound Kindred fear to tread. Now learn of the Ravnos' secret arts, and the centuries of hate that can lie behind a jester's smile. Clanbook: Ravnos includes: * The history of the clan, from Mohenjo Daro to Birkenau. * Information on Ravnos around the world, and the bitter schism between Gypsy and giorgio. * New Merits, Flaws and Chimerstry powers.

JSA: Omnibus, Vol 1

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Geoff Johns - 2014

Known for his groundbreaking work on Green Lantern, in 2000 Geoff Johns brought Justice Society of America characters rooted in the Golden Age of comics back to the forefront of comics. Mixing younger, edgier characters with the elder statesmen of superheroes, Johns created an action-packed series with compelling storylines that are now collected here in the JSA Omnibus Vol.

1.Collected here are JSA #6-28, JSA Annual #1, JSA Secret Files #2, JLA/JSA Virtue and Vice, JSA Our Worlds at War #1, JLA/JSA Secret Files #1, Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-page Giant #1, JSA All Stars #1-8.

Daredevil (1998-2011) #1

Kevin Smith - 1998

Karen Page, Matt Murdock's old flame, has been gone now for sixth months.

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...

Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket

Jim ShooterDan Green - 1983

The end of an era! They say that pride comes before the fall, and this tumultuous tome is proof of that! When longstanding and founding member Hank Pym - in his guise as Yellowjacket - demonstrates reckless behavior in battle, his fellow members schedule a formal court-martial hearing in order to determine the fate of their emotionally confl icted comrade.

Will Yellowjacket triumph over his inner demons - or crumble under the pressure of being an Avenger?COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 212-230

Justice League of America (2013-2015) #1

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Geoff JohnsBrett Booth - 2013

• The march toward TRINITY WAR begins with part one of “WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS”!• Green Lantern! Green Arrow! Catwoman! Katana! Vibe! Hawkman! Stargirl! They aren’t the world’s greatest super heroes—they’re the most dangerous! But why does a team like the JLA need to exist? What is their ultimate mission? And who is pulling the strings?• Plus: Find out why Martian Manhunter is the most dangerous of them all.

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