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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Ivory Pearl" is the final work by the French master of noir fiction, Jean-Patrick Manchette. But this wide-reaching geopolitical thriller, blending action and adventure, was only known to readers in its unfinished form, as written by Manchette before his passing in 1995. Now, using his fathers notes, Doug Headline has finally put together the full tale, alongside artist Max Cabanes. Together, they have brought Ivory Pearl to vivid life in a graphic...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Ivory Pearl" is the final work by the French master of noir fiction, Jean-Patrick Manchette. But this wide-reaching geopolitical thriller, blending action and adventure, was only known to readers in its unfinished form, as written by Manchette before his passing in 1995. Now, using his fathers notes, Doug Headline has finally put together the full tale, alongside artist Max Cabanes. Together, they have brought Ivory Pearl to vivid life in a graphic...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A humorous adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's short story about a farmer in a small village who develops a lust for acquiring ever more land and who, against the advice of his much more reasonable wife, will stop at nothing to become the biggest landowner around, traveling to a distant part of the country where the soil is said to be fertile and virgin and abundant and where grass grows chest high.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The forces of darkness converge on Argos. Perseus, Odysseus, Jason, and Achilles the greatest heroes of ancient Greece stand together against a mad Gorgon. Out to avenge the death of her sister, Medusa, the sinister Eurydale resurrects the Kraken to destroy Perseus and the city of Argos once and for all.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Perseus is reunited with his bride to be, Andromeda, only to discover she is being transformed into a horrible Gorgon by Medusas sister. As Perseus is desperate for a cure, the one man who could find one is being driven mad by visions from the gods conspiring against Zeus.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Perseus is back once again to face off with the Titans of legend. Set immediately after the his defeat of the indomitable Kraken, Perseus wife-to-be, Andromeda, is kidnapped by one of Medusa's gorgon sisters out for revenge. Perseus must assemble the greatest heroes of the ancient world for a wild adventure against the monsters of myth.
10) Shrinking Man #3
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The penultimate chapter of the graphic adaptation of Richard Matheson's beloved classic novel sees Scott continuing to dwindle further and further away...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongestkind of fear is fear of the unknown. -H.P. Lovecraft
An adaptation of H.P. Lovecrafts The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath unlike anything you've read before.
Rescued from his would-be captors and returned to solid ground, compelled by his haunting dreams, Randolph Carter continues his journey to the Island of Oriab to set his eyes upon the giant face of Mount Ngranek....
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Perseus is back to face off once again with the titans of myth. Set immediately after the defeat of the mighty Kraken, Perseus plans to rebuild the city of Argos. But his wife-to-be Andromeda is kidnapped by one of Medusa's gorgon sisters out for her ultimate revenge.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"If this isn't the definitive edition of Hansel and Gretel, it's absolutely necessary."Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Best-selling author Neil Gaiman and fine artist Lorenzo Mattotti join forces to create Hansel & Gretel, a stunning book that's at once as familiar as a dream and as evocative as a nightmare. Mattotti's sweeping ink illustrations capture the terror and longing found in the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Gaiman crafts an original...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
How the Gherkins Stole Christmas is a hilarious riff on Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Throughout the days leading up to Christmas, humbug infects the residents of Catsburg. When the joy gets sucked out of the holidays, the Pickles are called in to help bring the cheer back. However, Snowball the cat tries to foil their plans by convincing the town that the Pickles are actually aliens!
15) Shrinking Man #2
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Richard Matheson's classic tale of horror continues as Scott continues to shrink, leaving him easy prey for predators of the human and feline variety!
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The insane minds of Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff, and Jeff Zapata continue their ransacking of your childhood in Garbage Pail Kids: Trashin Through Time #4!
In this issue: The Kommandos chase Nasty Nick across history through prehistoric times, ancient Greece, the days of Prohibition, the Old West, and more and they meet many a classic GPK character along the way! The ride comes to an end in the future, though, where we catch a glimpse of...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
You've got to hand it to him, The Woodsman knows how to use his head...but maybe he should try bait that is a bit less "severed" and not quite so much of a "twisted, unliving mockery of God and nature." In other news, Rapunzel tries babysitting, Prince Charming picks a fight he can't win, and Snow White keeps her nose in a book like a nerd. All the while The Wolf is at their door! Unless things go exactly right, no one will live to see the dawn!
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Having just awakened to Prince Charming's kiss, Snow White is thrown headlong into a vicious love triangle with him and his bad-ass paramour Rapunzel. Now the three of them must come together to survive the pack of blood-thirsty Wolf Zombies hot on their trail. Blood, Sex, Kung Fu, and Gender Politics to follow.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
WRITTEN BY RODNEY BARNES, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE HIT SERIES WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY!
Himeros is the Greek god of sexual desire and one of the Erotes, the winged gods of love. When Aphrodite was born from the sea-foams she was greeted by the twin loves Eros and Himeros.
But when sexual desire goes too far, it takes the legendary super-spy James Bond to bring justice to the most vulnerable among us as he investigates the suspicious...
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